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Meanings of easy target in English

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Usage of easy target in English
1
A weak government is an easy target when powerful groups come calling.
The Irish Times
2
Perhaps in his state, your father became an easy target for them.
The red pyramid
3
Transport, the Cinderella budget, has been an easy target in the past.
The Guardian
4
They think Newcastle is an easy target, but it's not, he said.
The Guardian
5
Never a favorite of conservatives, State seems an easy target for Trump.
Reuters
6
It was not just an easy target, it was the wrong target.
Independent.ie
7
Maybe it would warn him against thinking I was an easy target.
A fugitive truth: an emma fielding mystery
8
The slow-moving porcupine was an easy target; it dropped to the ground.
The Clan of the Cave Bear
9
No-one will want to make themselves an easy target this time round.
Reuters
10
Maybe it's an easy target because Robin Thicke is kind of slimy.
The Guardian
11
And was she worth making me an easy target for a lawsuit?
Journey
12
She was not of a mind to be an easy target now.
Dead ever after
13
Cursing myself for being an easy target, I wobbled to my feet.
Terminal
14
It threatens to lock me down and make me an easy target.
Altered
15
To some degree, I can see why it is an easy target.
The Guardian
16
Women, particularly Black women, are an easy target for a patriarchal industry.
Ebony
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Easy target through the time
Easy target across language varieties
Ireland
Common
United States of America
Common
United Kingdom
Less common