the soft option

Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

the ˌsoft/ˌeasy ˈoption idiom
(often disapproving)a choice which is thought to be easier because it involves less effort, difficulty, etc
• They are anxious that the new course should not be seen as a soft option.
•He decided to take the easy option and give them what they wanted.
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