cushy number
Comfortable, undemanding position
A cushy number is a job or position that's easy and well-paid—comfortable work with good compensation for minimal effort.
The phrase is British in origin but understood more broadly: He landed a cushy number at the ministry.
Number here means an item or assignment, as in "do a number on."
- sinecurePaid position requiring nothing
- easyRequiring minimal effort
- easy streetState of financial security
- easy rideEffortless experience or passage
- easy moneyProfit gained effortlessly
gravy train · free lunch · desk job · feather bed · skive · soft touch · unchallenging · quick buck · bludge · sitting pretty · doddle · cash cow · relaxing · piece of cake · soft · walk in the park · effortless · perks
cushy numbergrind
Crush into particles
hard slog · slave labor · drudgery · backbreaking work · rat race
cushy numberuphill battle
Difficult prolonged endeavor
daily grind · treadmill · hamster wheel · ordeal · slog
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