Idiom
easy mark
Meaning
Someone who is easily fooled or victimized.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“Don't be an easy mark for those internet scams.”
“Because he was so trusting and naive, the salesman saw him as an easy mark for his overpriced products.”
“The seasoned con artist immediately identified the wealthy tourist as an easy mark, sensing his complete lack of awareness regarding local street crime.”
Examples
simple
“Don't be an easy mark for those internet scams.”
contextual
“Because he was so trusting and naive, the salesman saw him as an easy mark for his overpriced products.”
complex
“The seasoned con artist immediately identified the wealthy tourist as an easy mark, sensing his complete lack of awareness regarding local street crime.”
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