easy game

Evelyn: "I'm not quite such an easy game as all that." (N. Coward, ‘This Was a Man’, act II) — Эвелин: "Я не такая легкая добыча, как может показаться на первый взгляд."

...she did wish she could get the boss out of the clutches of that female golddigger Geneve Lowe. He was such an easy mark, even if he did think he knew it all. (J. Jones, ‘Some Came Running’, ch. VII) —...Эдит хотела вырвать хозяина из лап этой авантюристки Дженевьевы Лоу. Он думает, что ему все о ней известно, но ведь он такой доверчивый человек.

as easy as pie ou falling off a log — facile comme tout, simple comme bonjour

it's not easy to talk to him he's not an easy man to talk to non è facile parlare con lui; that's easy for you to say! fai presto a dirlo! hai un bel dire! it's an easy walk from here da qui è una passeggiata; to be an easy winner vincere facilmente; within easy reach a poca distanza (of da); to make it o things easier facilitare le cose ( for a); to make life o things too easy for rendere la vita troppo facile a [criminal, regime]; to take the easy way out — scegliere la strada più semplice

to go easy on o with non essere troppo severo con [ person]; go easy on the gin — vacci piano o non esagerare con il gin

as easy as pie o ABC o anything o falling off a log facile come bere un bicchiere d'acqua; easy come, easy go tanti presi, tanti spesi; easy does it stai attento, vacci piano; he's easy game o meat — è un sempliciotto o un pollo

it's not easy to talk to him he's not an easy man to talk to non è facile parlare con lui; that's easy for you to say! fai presto a dirlo! hai un bel dire! it's an easy walk from here da qui è una passeggiata; to be an easy winner vincere facilmente; within easy reach a poca distanza (of da); to make it o things easier facilitare le cose ( for a); to make life o things too easy for rendere la vita troppo facile a [criminal, regime]; to take the easy way out — scegliere la strada più semplice

to go easy on o with non essere troppo severo con [ person]; go easy on the gin — vacci piano o non esagerare con il gin

as easy as pie o ABC o anything o falling off a log facile come bere un bicchiere d'acqua; easy come, easy go tanti presi, tanti spesi; easy does it stai attento, vacci piano; he's easy game o meat — è un sempliciotto o un pollo

have or play a game of tennis/chess etc. [with somebody] — eine Partie Tennis/Schach usw. [mit jemandem] spielen

have or play a game of football [with somebody] — Fußball [mit jemandem] spielen

be on/off one's game — gut in Form/nicht in Form sein

beat somebody at his own game — (fig.) jemanden mit seinen eigenen Waffen schlagen (geh.)

play the game — (fig.) sich an die Spielregeln halten (fig.)

[I'll show her that] two can play at that game — (fig.) was sie kann, kann ich auch

play somebody's game — jemandem in die Hände arbeiten; (for one's own benefit) jemandes Spiel mitspielen

the game is up — (coll.) das Spiel ist aus

what's his game? — (coll.) was hat er vor?

what's the game? — (coll.) was soll das?

be new to the game — (fig.) neu im Geschäft sein (auch fig. ugs.)

be/go on the game — [Prostituierte:] anschaffen gehen (salopp)

don't play games with me — versuch nicht, mich auf den Arm zu nehmen (ugs.)

good at games — gut im Sport

game to Graf — (Tennis) Spiel Graf

game, set, and match — (Tennis) Spiel, Satz und Sieg

fair game — (fig.) Freiwild, das

easy game — (fig. coll.) leichte Beute

big game — Großwild, das

be game to do something — (be willing) bereit sein, etwas zu tun

we had a quick game of cards after supper — nach dem Essen spielten wir ein bisschen Karten

game of chance — Glücksspiel nt

game of skill — Geschicklichkeitsspiel nt

game set and match to X — Satz und Spiel (geht an) X

he's just playing ( silly) games — für ihn ist es nur ein Spiel

two can play at that game, that's a game (that) two can play — wie du mir, so ich dir (inf)

to spoil sb's little game — jdm das Spiel verderben, jdm die Suppe versalzen (inf)

I wonder what his game is? — ich frage mich, was er vorhat or im Schilde führt

so that's your game, is it? — darauf willst du also hinaus!

to be/keep ahead of the game (fig) — um eine Nasenlänge voraus sein/bleiben

he's in the second-hand car game — er macht in Gebrauchtwagen (inf)

to be/go on the game (esp Brit) — auf den Strich gehen (inf)

to be game for anything — für alles zu haben sein, zu allen Schandtaten bereit sein (hum inf)

have or play a game of tennis/chess etc. [with somebody] — eine Partie Tennis/Schach usw. [mit jemandem] spielen

have or play a game of football [with somebody] — Fußball [mit jemandem] spielen

beat somebody at his own game — (fig.) jemanden mit seinen eigenen Waffen schlagen (geh.)

play the game — (fig.) sich an die Spielregeln halten (fig.)

[I'll show her that] two can play at that game — (fig.) was sie kann, kann ich auch

play somebody's game — jemandem in die Hände arbeiten; (for one's own benefit) jemandes Spiel mitspielen

the game is up — (coll.) das Spiel ist aus

what's his game? — (coll.) was hat er vor?

what's the game? — (coll.) was soll das?

be new to the game — (fig.) neu im Geschäft sein (auch fig. ugs.)

be/go on the game — [Prostituierte:] anschaffen gehen (salopp)

don't play games with me — versuch nicht, mich auf den Arm zu nehmen (ugs.)

game to Graf — (Tennis) Spiel Graf

game, set, and match — (Tennis) Spiel, Satz und Sieg

fair game — (fig.) Freiwild, das

easy game — (fig. coll.) leichte Beute

big game — Großwild, das

be game to do something — (be willing) bereit sein, etwas zu tun

easy money — dinero m fácil, plata f (AmS fam) fácil or dulce (AmL fam)

easy terms — ( Busn) facilidades de pago

to be easy on somebody — ser* poco exigente or severo con algn

I'm easy — me da igual or lo mismo

go easy on o with the sugar — no te pases or (Méx) llévatela suave con el azúcar (fam)

• there are no easy answers — no hay respuestas fáciles

• to be far from easy — no ser nada fácil

• he came in an easy first — llegó el primero sin problemas

• that's easy for you to say — para ti es fácil decirlo

• to have it easy — tenerlo fácil

• the easy life — la vida fácil

• easy listening — (=music) música f fácil de escuchar

• they made it very easy for us — nos lo pusieron muy fácil

• to be no easy matter — no ser cosa fácil

• it's an easy mistake to make — es un error que se comete fácilmente

• easy money — dinero m fácil

• to be none too easy — no ser nada fácil

• to be easy on the eye/ear — ser or resultar agradable a la vista/al oído

• to go for or take the easy option — optar por lo más fácil

• that's the easy part — eso es lo fácil

• easy pickings — botín m fácil

• easy prey — presa f fácil

• to be within easy reach of sth — estar muy cerca de algo

• to make easy reading — ser fácil de leer

• to have an easy ride — (fig) tener las cosas fáciles

• that's easier said than done! — ¡eso se dice pronto!, es fácil decirlo, pero hacerlo...

• in or by easy stages — por etapas fáciles de superar

• to be no easy task — no ser cosa fácil

• to buy sth on easy terms — (Comm) comprar algo con facilidades de pago

• to have an easy time — no tener problemas

• to take the easy way out — (fig) optar por el camino más fácil

I'm easy * — (=not particular) me es igual or me da igual

• to feel easy (in one's mind) — sentirse tranquilo

• we relaxed into easy laughter — nos relajamos y empezamos a reírnos con naturalidad

• he has or enjoys an easy relationship with his stepchildren — tiene una relación muy buena or se lleva muy bien con los hijos de su mujer

• you can rest easy — puedes estar tranquilo

• to be on easy terms with sb — estar en confianza con algn

• a woman of easy virtue — † euph una mujer ligera de cascos

• we can all breathe easy now — ahora todos podemos respirar tranquilos

• taking orders doesn't come easy to him — no le resulta fácil obedecer órdenes

• easy does it! — ¡despacio!, ¡cuidado!, ¡con calma!

• go easy with the sugar — no te pases con el azúcar

• to take things easy, take it easy — (=rest) descansar; (=go slowly) tomárselo con calma

take it easy! * — (=don't worry) ¡cálmete!, ¡no te pongas nervioso!; (=don't rush) ¡despacio!, ¡no corras!

easy chair N — butaca f, sillón m (Sp)

easy touch * N (=person) —

easy money — dinero m fácil, plata f (AmS fam) fácil or dulce (AmL fam)

easy terms — ( Busn) facilidades de pago

to be easy on somebody — ser* poco exigente or severo con algn

I'm easy — me da igual or lo mismo

go easy on o with the sugar — no te pases or (Méx) llévatela suave con el azúcar (fam)