be like taking candy from a baby
be like taking candy from a baby
slang To be an easy task. If you think that this game will be like taking candy from a baby, you're seriously underestimating your opponents. The security guard isn't at his post, so sneaking out should be like taking candy from a baby.
See also: baby, candy, like, taking
like taking candy from a baby
slang An easy task. If you think that this game will be like taking candy from a baby, you're seriously underestimating your opponents. The security guard isn't at his post, so sneaking out should be like taking candy from a baby.
See also: baby, candy, like, taking
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
like taking candy from a baby
and as easy as taking candy from a babyCliché very easy. Getting to the airport was easy. It was like taking candy from a baby.
See also: baby, candy, like, taking
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
like taking candy from a baby
If doing something is like taking candy from a baby, it is very easy. In the end, they won so easily, it was like taking candy from a baby.
See also: baby, candy, like, taking
Collins COBUILD Idioms Dictionary, 3rd ed.
be like taking ˌcandy from a ˈbaby
(also be like shooting ˌfish in a ˈbarrel) used to emphasize how easy it is to do something: I thought it was going to be difficult to get funding for the project, but in the end it was like taking candy from a baby. What do you mean you can’t do it? It’ll be like shooting fish in a barrel!See also: baby, candy, like, taking
Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary
like taking candy from a baby
Ridiculously easy. This twentieth-century simile, also stated as like stealing candy from a baby, almost invariably refers to accomplishing something that is not quite legitimate.
See also: baby, candy, like, taking
The Dictionary of Clichés by Christine Ammer
- like taking candy from a baby
- as easy as taking candy from a baby
- taking
- like stealing acorns from a blind pig
- baby-snatcher
- snatcher
- snatchers
- candy man
- one in the oven
- gangsta