child's play

1. Something that is very easy or simple to perform. Oh please, I've been playing guitar for 20 years—that song is child's play.

2. Something that is insignificant. Those drafts are child's play compared to my latest one—I think I really have a strong argument now.

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Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

child's play

something very easy to do. The test was child's play to those who took good notes. Finding the right street was child's play with a map.

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McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.

child's play

Something easily done, a trivial matter. For example, Finding the answer was child's play for Robert, or The fight we had was child's play compared to the one I had with my mother! Originating in the early 1300s as child's game, the idiom was already used in its present form by Chaucer in The Merchant's Tale: "It is no child's play to take a wife."

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.

child's play

COMMON If something is child's play, it is very easy to do, especially compared with something else that is very difficult. He thought the work would be child's play. The problem in Western Europe was described by one EU energy expert as child's play compared to that in Eastern Europe.

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Collins COBUILD Idioms Dictionary, 3rd ed.

child's play

a task which is very easily accomplished.

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Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary

ˈchild’s play

a very easy job or task: Mending the lamp was child’s play for an experienced electrician like him. OPPOSITE: a tall order

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Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary

child's play, easy as/that's

Extremely simple, easily accomplished. The earliest use of this simile appears in Chaucer’s The Merchant’s Tale: “I warne yow wel, it is no childes pley to take a wyf with-outen avysement.” It was probably a cliché by the time Thomas Carlyle wrote, “The craftsman finds it no child’splay” (Chartism, 1839).

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释义	child's play child's play 1. Something that is very easy or simple to perform. Oh please, I've been playing guitar for 20 years—that song is child's play. 2. Something that is insignificant. Those drafts are child's play compared to my latest one—I think I really have a strong argument now. See also: play Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. child's play something very easy to do. The test was child's play to those who took good notes. Finding the right street was child's play with a map. See also: play McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. child's play Something easily done, a trivial matter. For example, Finding the answer was child's play for Robert, or The fight we had was child's play compared to the one I had with my mother! Originating in the early 1300s as child's game, the idiom was already used in its present form by Chaucer in The Merchant's Tale: "It is no child's play to take a wife." See also: play The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer. child's play COMMON If something is child's play, it is very easy to do, especially compared with something else that is very difficult. He thought the work would be child's play. The problem in Western Europe was described by one EU energy expert as child's play compared to that in Eastern Europe. See also: play Collins COBUILD Idioms Dictionary, 3rd ed. child's play a task which is very easily accomplished. See also: play Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary ˈchild’s play a very easy job or task: Mending the lamp was child’s play for an experienced electrician like him. OPPOSITE: a tall order See also: play Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary child's play, easy as/that's Extremely simple, easily accomplished. The earliest use of this simile appears in Chaucer’s The Merchant’s Tale: “I warne yow wel, it is no childes pley to take a wyf with-outen avysement.” It was probably a cliché by the time Thomas Carlyle wrote, “The craftsman finds it no child’splay” (Chartism, 1839). See also: easy The Dictionary of Clichés by Christine Ammer See also: a horse of another a horse of another color a horse of another colour (you) wanna make something of it? a crack at (someone or something) (you've) got to get up pretty early in the morning to (do something) a/the feel of (something) (I) wouldn't (do something) if I were you a thing of the past a straw will show which way the wind blows References in periodicals archive The PPCP scale was used to measure parent's valuing of child's play and their behaviors related to play. Cronbach alpha was used to determine the reliability of the questionnaire; the value for the Parents' Perceptions of Child's Play Scale (PPCP) was .939, which was regarded as acceptable reliability (Nunally, 1978). Does play matter to parents? Taiwanese parents' perceptions of child's play First, as focusing on the essential structures of child's play, this research study identifies the meaning of child's play from the perspectives of Turkish early childhood educators depending on their own, perceptions, descriptions, and childhood experiences. Third, this research study brings up to date the existing literature regarding child's play in Turkey. Meanings of child's play according to Turkish early childhood educators: a phenomenological study The murder trial judge, Mr Justice Morland, said a scene from Child's Play 3, which had been rented by Venables' father, Neil, bore "some striking similarities" to the brutal attack on Jamie. After the trial there were calls for all Child's Play films to be banned. JAMIE VIDEO IS STILL ON SALE!; Demonic film doll linked to horror killings CHILD'S PLAY is directed by Lars Klevberg and produced by Seth Grahame-Smith and David Katzenberg on behalf of KatzSmith Productions (It, It: Chapter 2). The All-New CHUCKY Invites You to Play IT'S CHILD'S PLAY: 21-month-old Rhiana from Lemington playing in the grassed area of Northumberland Street STILTS: Sophie Wells, four, from Cullercoats SKITTLES: Sisters Mawada, Ghazala, and Belkaism Ghuma A full day's play; Fun and games galore as shopping street turned into activity area Little Snail's Big Surprise (pounds 5.99, Child's Play, 01793 616286) A VERY colourful pop-up book about Sandy Snail's big surprises - a new brother and sister. Your Life: Kids: TRIED AND TESTED BY KIDS... BOOKS FOR WHEN MUM'S HAVING A BABY CHILD'S PLAY: Kids from across Scotland at Murrayfield Rugby Union: Kids have fun at Murrayfield We're interested in child's play in Britain from the early years of the 20th century right up to the 1970s and 80s. Letter: Mailbag - She wants your playground tales But for two gifted 11-year-olds, bolting together a scale model of a warehouse complete with working lift and lockable doors is child's play. Schools report: Building blocks In the fifth instalment of the Child's Play series, Chucky and wife Tiffany are in Hollywood where they're starring in a slasher flick with Jennifer Tilly. Movies: Slay ride in Tinseltown; SEED OF CHUCKY Cert 15, 87mins HHH Child's Play has added four new and wonderfully entertaining titles to their 'Classic Books With Holes' series for children ages 5 to 6. Child's Play Child's Play 250 Minot Avenue, Auburn, ME 04210 www.childs-play.com Child's Play
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