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easy mark

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easy mark

One who is or will be easy to swindle, con, persuade, or exploit. Refers to the slang meaning of "mark," the intended victim of a swindler or con artist. We should see if Larry will give us the 20 dollars; he's usually an easy mark. The freshmen are so terrified of us seniors that they're easy marks and will definitely do whatever we say. I've got three teenagers at home, so I've seen every trick in the book at this point. I'm not an easy mark!
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easy mark

n. a likely victim. Mary is an easy mark because she is so unsuspecting.
See also: easy, mark
McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.
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"The notion is we'll send a signal to future grifters that we're not an easy mark," McKinney said.
What may look like an easy mark to us might be difficult for a dog that stands lower to the ground.
If you suspect he is trying to con you because you represent an easy mark, give him nothing.
TAKE IT EASY Mark Reynolds has urged fans not to get carried away by results
According to the report, Australia's gains comprised two wickets, one from a bouncer and one from a long hop, adding that what passed for small triumphs for Australia like Ashes debutant Ashton Agar's 98, was deterioration in disguise, adding that its five left-handed batsmen, including the top three, look a easy mark for Graeme Swann's harvest.
You do not want to waste time producing a lengthy introduction, but at the same time you will be given credit for producing a report format, so don't let this easy mark slip through your fingers.
He obviously thought I was gullible and an easy mark.
Smith recounts forays into tennis, golf and football (Scully called NFL contests for CBS from 1975 to 1982), as well as a gimmicky network game show called It Takes Two, where the courtly Scully was an easy mark for practical jokers.
"Surely, Sarah McKinley's assailants thought the young, slender, widowed mother was an easy mark. Her shotgun meant they were wrong.
TREE AND EASY Mark Child is expecting a busy time of it as Christmas trees go on sale at Hamsterley Forest.
Remembering you is easy Mark we do it every day, it's the heartache of losing you that never goes away.
"Don't let him fool you," said UO assistant Tom Osborne, who has coached with Helfrich three different times during their careers, making each an easy mark for the other's sense of humor.
Uncle Steve sports his favorite ball cap, the head of a rainbow trout sprouting from the front, tail and adipose wagging out the back, an easy mark for the bait-shop owner (no need to ask whether he needs a nonresident license).
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