to be an easy mark
1easy mark — n. a likely victim. □ Martin looks like an easy mark, but he’s really quite savvy. □ Mary is an easy mark because she is so unsuspecting …
2easy mark — {n.} A foolishly generous person; one from whom it is easy to get money. * /Bill is known to all the neighborhood beggars as an easy mark./ See: SOFT TOUCH …
3easy mark — {n.} A foolishly generous person; one from whom it is easy to get money. * /Bill is known to all the neighborhood beggars as an easy mark./ See: SOFT TOUCH …
4easy\ mark — noun A foolishly generous person; one from whom it is easy to get money. Bill is known to all the neighborhood beggars as an easy mark. See: soft touch …
5easy mark — Someone or something easily cheated. ► “The company had acquired a reputation as an easy mark in the claims business.” (Business Marketing, Feb. 1994, p. 34) …
6easy mark — Synonyms and related words: babe, boob, butt, chump, cinch, credulous person, cull, dupe, easy pickings, fall guy, fish, fool, gobe mouches, greener, greenhorn, greeny, gudgeon, gull, innocent, leadpipe cinch, mark, monkey, patsy, pigeon,… …
7easy mark — noun a) someone who is easily fooled or victimised b) an easy target Syn: easy target, sitting duck …
8easy mark — eas′y mark′ n. cvb one who is easily deceived or tricked • Etymology: 1895–1900 …
9an easy mark — one who can easily be persuaded, a soft touch Ask Charlie for a loan. He s an easy mark …
10Easy mark — (criminal) easily duped victim of a confidence trick …
