easy pickings in English

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      "expansion": "easy pickings pl (plural only)",
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        "Something easily acquired or stolen."
      ],
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          "easily",
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        "(idiomatic) Something easily acquired or stolen."
      ],
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          "word": "like taking candy from a baby"
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        {
          "word": "low-hanging fruit"
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          "code": "egy",
          "lang": "Egyptian",
          "roman": "j.zj ḥꜣq",
          "sense": "something easily acquired or stolen",
          "word": "i-O35-HA-q-D40:Z2"
        }
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      "tags": [
        "Australia"
      ],
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    }
  ],
  "word": "easy pickings"
}

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      "word": "like taking candy from a baby"
    },
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      "glosses": [
        "Something easily acquired or stolen."
      ],
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        [
          "easily",
          "easily"
        ]
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        "(idiomatic) Something easily acquired or stolen."
      ],
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        "plural",
        "plural-only"
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    {
      "code": "egy",
      "lang": "Egyptian",
      "roman": "j.zj ḥꜣq",
      "sense": "something easily acquired or stolen",
      "word": "i-O35-HA-q-D40:Z2"
    }
  ],
  "word": "easy pickings"
}

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"easy pickings" meaning in English

Noun