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easy pickings

an easy task or job, a piece of cake It was a multiple-choice test - easy pickings if you studied.

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has the makings

has the potential, has the ingredients Darcy has the makings of a good teacher. He explains things well.

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makings of

(See the makings of)

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the makings of

the potential to become, the ability to develop Look at Debi dance. She has the makings of a ballerina.

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have the makings of|have|makings

v. phr. To possess the basic ingredients; have the basic qualities to do something. Tom is still young but he seems to have the makings of an excellent pianist.

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have the makings of

have the makings of
Have the abilities or qualities needed to become something, as in She has the makings of a fine teacher, or, as Shakespeare put it in Henry VIII (4:1): “She had all the royal makings of a Queen.” [Late 1500s]

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slim pickings

slim pickings
A small amount left after others have taken a share. For example, After each of the children took what they wanted of Mother's things, it was slim pickings for the rest of the family. This expression alludes to animals devouring a carcass. [Early 1600s]