plain sailing
clear sailing
easy going | easy unobstructed progress, after we solved that problem the rest was plain sailing |
razor clam
jackknife clam
knife-handle | marine clam having a long narrow curved thin shell |
ax handle
axe handle | the handle of an ax |
broomstick
broom handle | the handle of a broom |
crank handle
starting handle | crank used to start an engine |
easy chair
lounge chair
overstuffed chair | a comfortable upholstered armchair |
handle
grip handgrip
hold | the appendage to an object that is designed to be held in order to use or move it, he grabbed the hammer by the handle, it was an old briefcase but it still had a good grip |
| hoe handle | the handle of a hoe |
| mop handle | the handle of a mop |
| rake handle | the handle of a rake |
soap scoop max
liquid ecstasy
grievous bodily harm
goop
Georgia home boy
easy lay | street names for gamma hydroxybutyrate |
threeentered arch
basket-handle arch | a round arch whose inner curve is drawn with circles having three centers |
mustachio
moustachio
handle-bars | a large bushy moustache (with hair growing sometimes down the sides of the mouth) |
spare tire
love handle | excess fat around the waistline |
sitting duck
easy mark | a defenseless victim |
easy money
gravy train | income obtained with a minimum of effort |
| easy money | the economic condition in which credit is easy to secure |
| easy street | financial security |
sit back
take it easy | settle into a comfortable sitting position |
cover treat
handle
plow
deal address | act on verbally or in some form of artistic expression, This book deals with incest, The course covered all of Western Civilization, The new book treats the history of China |
handle
palm | touch, lift, or hold with the hands, Don't handle the merchandise |
wield
handle manage | handle effectively, The burglar wielded an axe, The young violinist didn't manage her bow very well |
e flip one's lid
blow up
throw a fit
hit the roof
hit the ceiling
have kittens
have a fit
combust
blow one's stack
fly off the handle
flip one's wig
lose one's temper
blow a fuse
go ballistic | get very angry and fly into a rage, The professor combusted when the student didn't know the answer to a very elementary question, Spam makes me go ballistic |
| handle | show and train, The prize-winning poodle was handled by Mrs. Priscilla Prescott |
manage
deal d care b handle | be in charge of, act on, or dispose of, I can deal with this crew of workers, This blender can't handle nuts, She managed her parents' affairs after they got too old |
treat
handle do by | interact in a certain way, Do right by her, Treat him with caution, please, Handle the press reporters gently |
| handle with kid gloves | handle with great care and sensitivity, You have to handle the students with kid gloves |
| easy | obtained with little effort or sacrifice, often obtained illegally, easy money |
| easy | less in demand and therefore readily obtainable, commodities are easy this quarter |
easy
light
loose
promiscuous
sluttish
wanton | casual and unrestrained in sexual behavior, her easy virtue, he was told to avoid loose (or light) women, wanton behavior |
| easy | affording comfort, soft light that was easy on the eyes |
| easy | posing no difficulty, requiring little effort, an easy job, an easy problem, an easy victory, the house is easy to heat, satisfied with easy answers, took the easy way out of his dilemma |
| easy | free from worry or anxiety, knowing that I had done my best, my mind was easy, an easy good-natured manner, by the time the chsild faced the actual problem of reading she was familiar and at ease with all the elements words |
free-and-easy
casual | natural and unstudied, using their Christian names in a casual way, lectured in a free-and-easy style |
easy
gentle | marked by moderate steepness, an easy climb, a gentle slope |
easy
gentle
soft | having little impact, an easy pat on the shoulder, gentle rain, a gentle breeze, a soft (or light) tapping at the window |
easy
easygoing
leisurely | not hurried or forced, an easy walk around the block, at a leisurely (or easygoing) pace |
| easy | affording pleasure, easy good looks |
comfortable
easy
prosperous
well-fixed
well-heeled
well-off
well-situated
well-to-do | in fortunate circumstances financially, moderately rich, they were comfortable or even wealthy by some standards, easy living, a prosperous family, his family is well-situated financially, well-to-do members of the community |
| easy | readily exploited or tricked, an easy victim, an easy mark |
| easily easy ,un | with ease (`easy' is sometimes used informally for `easily'), she was easily excited, was easily confused, he won easily, this china breaks very easily, success came too easy |
easy
soft | in a relaxed manner, or without hardship, just wanted to take it easy (`soft' is nonstandard) |
slowly slow
easy tardily | without speed (`slow' is sometimes used informally for `slowly'), he spoke slowly, go easy here--the road is slippery, glaciers move tardily, please go slow so I can see the sights |