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line of least resistance

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Noun1.line of least resistance - the easiest way; "In marrying him she simply took the path of least resistance"
path of least resistance
fashion - characteristic or habitual practice
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This time, without reasoning it out, merely moving along the line of least resistance, which was to him the line of greatest comfort, he straightened out in the sea and continued so to swim as to remain straightened out.
Jerry of the Islands by London, Jack View in context
They may not prevail on her wanting to get in, for then the UnDead is desperate, and must find the line of least resistance, whatsoever it may be.
Dracula by Stoker, Bram View in context
All day I turned these facts over in my mind, endeavouring to hit upon some theory which could reconcile them all, and to find that line of least resistance which my poor friend had declared to be the starting-point of every investigation.
The Return of Sherlock Holmes by Doyle, Sir Arthur Conan View in context
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