like taking candy from a baby

English

Pronunciation

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Prepositional phrase

like taking candy from a baby

1. (simile) Very easy to achieve.

   Synonyms: easy as pie, like shooting fish in a barrel; see also Thesaurus:easy

   Taking the money from the safe will be like taking candy from a baby, since I know the combination.

Translations

easy

Chinese: Mandarin: 易如反掌 (zh) (Yìrúfǎnzhǎng), 得来全不费功夫 (Dé lái quán bù fèi gōngfū) Portuguese: como tirar doce de uma criança Swedish: som att stjäla godis från småbarn

See also

• bagatelle
• breeze
• cakewalk
• cinch
• doddle
• duck soup
• easy pickings
• piece of cake
• turkey shoot
• walk in the park
• walkover