path of least resistance

path of least resistance

1. (figuratively) The easiest way to do something.

   Synonyms: line of least resistance, easy way out

   to take the path of least resistance, to follow the path of least resistance

2. (physics, mathematics) The path or route by which an object can move while minimizing the amount of resistance on the object's movement.

• take the easy way out

• “the path of least resistance”, in Cambridge English Dictionary, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire: Cambridge University Press, 1999–present.
• “the line path of least resistance” in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English, Longman.
• “the line path of least resistance” (US) / “the line path of least resistance” (UK) in Macmillan English Dictionary.
• “take/follow the path/line of least resistance”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.