Belgium· easy· informal

avoir plus facile

to have more easy

Meaning

to find something easier than someone else does

Explanation

The mirror image of avoir dur: someone has it easier than the next person, thanks to circumstance rather than effort. It's one of a cluster of Belgian French phrases that bolt an adjective straight onto avoir instead of reaching for avoir de la facilité, and it turns up constantly in ordinary grumbling about who's got the better deal at work or school.

Example

Avec deux salaires, on a quand même plus facile.

With two incomes, we still have it easier.

Origin

A calque of the Dutch het gemakkelijker hebben (to have it easier). Wiktionary traces the Walloon version back to 1852, its earliest citation on record for the phrase.

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