easy target
easy target · easy targets
Anything that is easy to criticize, lampoon, etcAnything that is easy to criticize, lampoon, etc. without fear of retribution.
» Tom is an easy target.
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9 sentencesTom is an easy target.
Tom was an easy target for them.
The thief thought this weak woman would be an easy target.
Meaning
1 sensesAnything that is easy to criticize, lampoon, etc. without fear of retribution.
Forms
plural: easy targets| Singular | easy target |
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Word family
1 related wordsRelatedsitting duck
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.