as easy as shooting fish in a barrel

as easy as shooting fish in a barrel

Of some task or activity, exceptionally easy to do or accomplish. It should have been as easy as shooting fish in a barrel, but convincing them to increase their investment is proving a lot trickier than we expected. Picking personal flaws of the president to mock in your comedy routing is as easy as shooting fish in a barrel.
See also: barrel, easy, fish, shoot
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
See also:
  • as easy as taking candy from a baby
  • easy make
  • easy peasy
  • be (as) easy as one-two-three
  • easy game
  • an easy berth
  • easy to come by
  • easy meat
  • it is easy to find a stick to beat a dog
  • be (as) easy as rolling off (of) a log
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Catching lunch is as easy as shooting fish in a barrel for these creatures.
"It's as easy as shooting fish in a barrel. Citizens can bring suit now where in the past it was regulators," DuBoff said.