Easy-Peasy Expressions: 18 Fun Idioms to Use When Something Is Super Simple

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Want to add personality to your English?

An idiom is like a secret code: a special phrase or expression that has a meaning different from the literal words used.  Idioms provide a wonderful opportunity to add creativity and flair to everyday conversations while also conveying complex ideas and emotions in a way that is captivating and relatable to others.

In this new series, a blend of our 10 Words and Idioms segments, we’ll choose an idea and share different ways to express it in English. 

Today, we are looking at 18 different ways to communicate that something is easy – let’s get started!

  1. a breeze – The test was a breeze. 
     
  2. a cakewalk – Finding everyone's hiding places in 'Hide and Seek' was a cakewalk. 
     
  3. a picnic – Don’t worry: the process will be a picnic. 
     
  4. a piece of cake – This puzzle is a piece of cake. 
     
  5. a walk in the park – He was told it would be a difficult journey, but it ended up being a walk in the park.
     
  6. as easy as 123 – You can do it: it’s as easy as 123!
     
  7. as easy as abc – If you practise enough, it will become as easy as abc. 
     
  8. as easy as falling off a log – I found learning to drive as easy as falling off a log. 
     
  9. as easy as flipping a switch – Once you know what you’re doing, it will be as easy as flipping a switch. 
     
  10. child’s play – The work was child’s play.
     
  11. easy as pie – My spelling homework was easy as pie.
     
  12. easy-peasy-lemon-squeezy – This game is easy-peasy-lemon-squeezy!
     
  13. like shooting fish in a barrel – Finding people who wanted a day off was like shooting fish from a barrel.
     
  14. like taking candy from a baby – Convincing our teacher to give us extra playtime was like taking candy from a baby.
     
  15. not brain surgery – Bakling a cake wasn't brain surgery. 
     
  16. not rocket science – Making a sandwich isn’t exactly rocket science. 
     
  17. pipsqueak – The homework is pipsqueak. 
     
  18. so easy I could do it with my eyes closed – The route is so easy I could walk it with my eyes closed.
     

Can you think of any other creative ways to describing something that’s easy?

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22 Jun 2023
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