"Easy Street" meaning in English

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Noun

Head templates: {{en-noun|-|head=Easy Street}} Easy Street (uncountable)
  1. Alternative letter-case form of easy street Tags: alt-of, uncountable Alternative form of: easy street
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          "ref": "1938, Florence and Richard Atwater, Mr. Popper's Penguins, page 138:",
          "text": "Why, I'll put each of those birds under a contract that will keep you and the missus on Easy Street the rest of your lives.",
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          "ref": "1972 October, Carole King (lyrics and music), “Bitter with the Sweet”, in Rhymes & Reasons:",
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