cushy job

cushy job

A job that is easy, stress-free, and/or very well paid. Since I got this cushy job managing a toy store, I've gotten to sit around playing with toys all day. Since Sarah got that cushy job with the bank, she has been driving a sports car and is buying a second home!
See also: cushy, job
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
See also:
  • cushy
  • soft job
  • set (one) up with (someone or something)
  • set up
  • inning
  • a good innings
  • have had a good innings
  • turnaround
  • land (something)
  • land a job
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