an / the easy way out 意思是“省事的做法”（但不是正确或者最好的办法）。给你一些例句，注意体会和理解：

Borrowing money was the easy way out. 借钱是最省事的办法。

He took the easy way out and paid someone to write the article for him. 他只求方便，干脆雇人代笔写文章。

I just took the easy way out and gave him some cash. 我只用了个简单的办法，给了他一些现金。

I just took the easy way out and gave him some cash. 我就用了个简单的办法解决，给了他一些现金。

They’re trying to take the easy way out. 他们在努力找省事的解决办法。

As soon as things got difficult he took the easy way out. 事情刚变得有些棘手他就走捷径脱身。

It is the easy way out to blame others for our failure. 把我们的失败归罪到别人头上倒是省事。

Rather than trying to save his business, he took the easy way out and declared himself bankrupt. 他没有试着挽救自己的公司，而是选择了最简单的办法——宣告破产。

As a student, Louise was lazy, and always did things the easy way. 作为学生，路易丝是懒惰的，做事情总是怎么方便怎么来。

网友的句子：

It was so relieving and such an easy way out. 这很轻松，而且是一个省事的办法。