Noun
easy target (plural easy targets)
Anything that is easy to criticize, lampoon etc. without fear of retribution
Footballers are an easy target. They are offered big lines of credit. Every sport is vulnerable; it's such a big gambling industry, and there are problems with syndicates in other countries. Gordon Taylor
In the land of the blind the one eyed man is king. In the darkness the man with a candle is an easy target. Michael Grant
I'm not Machiavellian. I don't play chess with my life, you know. I respond in the moment, which is what makes me a good actor. It makes me, sometimes, a good interview subject but it also makes me a very easy target. Russell Crowe
I don't want to cry. Everyone will make note of my tears and I'll be marked as an easy target. A weakling. I will give no one that satisfaction. Suzanne Collins
I was a huge bookworm, total nerd, so I was a victim in middle school. I was in three academic clubs, so I was an easy target. Nicole Anderson
I don't know why, but I'm an easy target. And I don't do anything to dispel it. Ted McGinley