词组 | easy as falling off a log |
释义 | Idiom (as) easy as falling off a log and (as) easy as rolling off a log Theme: EASY very easy. (Folksy.)Passing that exam was as easy as falling off a log.Getting out of jail was easy as rolling off a log. Idiom easy as falling off a log(as) easy as falling off a log See:as easy as pieeasy as falling off a log ⇨ easy as falling off a log; easy as rolling off a logadjective very easy. Mark Twain used 'easy as rolling off a log' in 1880 US, 1880(as) easy as falling off a logExtremely easy; very intuitive; requiring little skill or effort. After so many years as an accountant, doing taxes is as easy as falling off a log for me. Boy, that test was easy as falling off a log! easy as falling off a logIf something is as easy as falling off a log, it is very easy to do. She's just the sort of woman who could cook a four-course dinner for 12 while singing all of Fauré's Requiem, and making it look as easy as falling off a log. Note: You can also say that something is as simple as falling off a log or like falling off a log. All you have to do it climb up the rope and stand on the bar. Honestly, it's like falling off a log. easy as falling off a logvery easy. informalThis expression was originally a mid 19th-century American one, but it is now in general use. It was used around the year 1880 by Mark Twain in the alternative form rolling off a log . (as) ˌeasy as ABˈC/ˈpie/falling off a ˈlog(informal) very easy: Try using the new photocopier. It’s as easy as pie. |
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