easy pickings
Low-hanging fruit
Easy pickings refers to something obtained with little effort—targets that are vulnerable, rewards that require no struggle, or opportunities that practically offer themselves up.
The phrase often implies exploitation of weakness: The tourists were easy pickings for the street vendors.
It can also describe any low-hanging fruit: After the favorites were eliminated, the championship was easy pickings.
Ready to eat
- soft targetUndefended vulnerable site
- sitting duckDefenseless person or thing
- plentifulExisting in abundance
- abundantExisting in great quantity
effortless · straightforward · uncomplicated · obvious · uncontested · unclaimed · available · ready
Without means to resist
- exposedOut in open
- unguardedWithout protection or caution
- susceptibleEasily influenced or harmed
- helplessUnable to act independently
target · victim · unsecured · unprotected · weak · fragile · unshielded · open
Animal being hunted
- vulnerableOpen to attack
- victimizationBeing made to suffer
- profiteeringExploiting scarcity for gain
- taking advantageBenefiting from circumstances
milking · siphon · manipulate · abuse · plunder · predatory · mercenary · opportunist
ripe
Ready to eat
- soft targetUndefended vulnerable site
- sitting duckDefenseless person or thing
- plentifulExisting in abundance
abundant · effortless · straightforward · uncomplicated · obvious · uncontested · unclaimed · available · ready · convenient
defenseless
Without means to resist
- exposedOut in open
- unguardedWithout protection or caution
- susceptibleEasily influenced or harmed
helpless · target · victim · unsecured · unprotected · weak · fragile · unshielded · open · isolated
prey
Animal being hunted
- vulnerableOpen to attack
- victimizationBeing made to suffer
- profiteeringExploiting scarcity for gain
taking advantage · milking · siphon · manipulate · abuse · plunder · predatory · mercenary · opportunist · shark
- Easy Thingssimple, child's play, walk in the park, no sweat, piece of cake
- easy moneyquick buck, fast cash, windfall, gravy train, free lunch
- money slangbucks, dough, moolah, cheddar, cash
- Beatdownsbeatdown, drubbing, thrashing, trouncing, blowout
- suckerssucker, lollipop, Dum Dum, Tootsie Pop, all-day sucker
easy pickingsuphill battle
Difficult prolonged endeavor
tough nut to crack · hard slog · struggle · ordeal · heavy lifting
easy pickingstough customer
hard case · force to be reckoned with · moving target · fortified position · brick wall
easy, pick, uneasy, picky, picked, easing, easier, picks, picker