From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englisheasy preyeasy preya) someone who can easily be deceived or harmed He was easy prey for the two conmen who called at his house. b) an animal which is easily caught by another Fish at the surface of the water are easy prey for eagles. → prey
Examples from the Corpus
easy prey• We were barely moving through the water, an easy prey.• The dams also render the animals easy prey for hunters and trap them when the water is drained for irrigation.• Three groups are easy prey to the underclass's recruiting sergeant.• It is easy prey - I've caught them myself.• Then, as the softies were driven extinct, Harrington followed them, having no easy prey left.• More rarely, I watched them diving in the sea for sea urchins or other easy prey.• Men prowled the motel like packs of wolves searching out easy prey.• Like a wolf pack scenting easy prey, they dismounted and spread out.