Explanations + Quiz
Here’s an explanation of the useful expressions and idioms that mean “easy” in English:
- Easy peasy – Something that is extremely simple.
Example: Solving that math problem was easy peasy! - Easy peasy lemon squeezy – An even more playful way to say something is very easy, often used in a fun or lighthearted context.
Example: Cleaning my room is easy peasy lemon squeezy. - Foolproof – A task or system that’s so easy, it’s impossible to mess up, even for a fool.
Example: The instructions for assembling the furniture are foolproof. - A walk in the park – Something that’s as easy and enjoyable as taking a walk in the park.
Example: That exam was a walk in the park. - I can do it with my eyes closed – Refers to something so easy and familiar that you could do it without even looking.
Example: I’ve fixed this computer so many times, I can do it with my eyes closed. - I can do it in my sleep – Similar to the previous one, meaning a task is so easy that you could even do it while sleeping.
Example: I’ve done this job for years, I can do it in my sleep. - It’s like shooting fish in a barrel – Something ridiculously easy, because fish in a barrel have nowhere to escape.
Example: Beating them in the game was like shooting fish in a barrel. - It’s like taking candy from a baby – A task so easy that it feels unfair, like taking candy from a helpless baby.
Example: Convincing him to help was like taking candy from a baby. - It’s a piece of cake – A very common idiom meaning something is extremely easy.
Example: The homework was a piece of cake. - It’s a cakewalk – Something that’s so easy, it’s almost effortless, like a competition that’s easy to win.
Example: For an experienced runner like her, that race was a cakewalk. - It’s not rocket science – Used to emphasize that a task is not difficult at all, especially when someone makes it seem complicated.
Example: Fixing the TV remote isn’t rocket science. - It’s child’s play – Something so simple that even a child could do it.
Example: Learning how to use the app is child’s play. - It’s a breeze – Refers to something that’s very simple or easy to do, like a gentle breeze.
Example: Organizing the party was a breeze. - As easy as ABC – Refers to something that’s as simple as learning the alphabet.
Example: Using this new software is as easy as ABC. - Anyone can do it – Used to say that a task is so easy, literally anyone could do it.
Example: Building this chair is so simple, anyone can do it.
These idioms and expressions are all ways to say something is easy, with varying degrees of emphasis or humor!
Extra Practice
Easy Idioms and Expressions Quiz:
Here’s a quiz based on idioms that mean “easy.” Each question presents variations of the same idiom, and only one answer is correct:
1. You completed a simple task. What do you say?
a) Easy peasy lemon squeezy
b) Lemon squeezy peasy easy
c) Squeezy easy lemon peasy
2. You want to describe something even a fool can’t do wrong. Which sentence is correct?
a) This plan is fool proof
b) This plan is foolproof
c) This plan is foolproofing
3. You want to say something was as easy as walking in the park. Which phrase is correct?
a) A park in the walk
b) A walk through the park
c) A walk in the park
4. You know something so well, you could do it even while sleeping. What do you say?
a) I can do it with my eyes closed
b) I can do it while I am asleep
c) I can do it with my closed eyes
5. You describe an easy task. Which is correct?
a) It’s like shooting fish in a barrel
b) It’s like shooting fish from a barrel
c) It’s like fishing for fish in a barrel
6. Which phrase describes an incredibly easy task?
a) It’s like taking candy from a baby
b) It’s like giving candy to a baby
c) It’s like a baby taking candy
7. You just baked bread and realized the process was very simple. Which phrase describes this?
a) It’s a cakewalk
b) It’s a cake road
c) It’s a cake jump
8. You want to describe something really easy. Which phrase fits?
a) It’s not a rocket science
b) It’s not rocket science
c) It’s not science rocket
9. You want to say something is easy for children. What do you say?
a) It’s child’s game
b) It’s child’s play
c) It’s playing like children
10. You found something incredibly easy. What do you say?
a) It’s a breeze
b) It’s a windy
c) It’s a breather
11. You compare a task to something really basic. Which phrase fits?
a) It’s easy as abc
b) It’s as easy abc
c) It’s abc easy
12. You describe something that anyone can do. What do you say?
a) Everyone can do it
b) Anybody does it
c) Anyone can do it
13. You want to say a task was easy. Which phrase is correct?
a) It’s a piece of cake
b) It’s a cake piece
c) It’s a slice of cake
14. You’re explaining something very simple. What do you say?
a) I can do it in my dream
b) I can do it in my sleep
c) I can do it during my sleep
15. You describe a method that is very simple to follow. Which is the correct expression?
a) It’s foolproof
b) It’s proof-fool
c) It’s proofed fool
Answer key:
- a) Easy peasy lemon squeezy
- b) This plan is foolproof
- c) A walk in the park
- a) I can do it with my eyes closed
- a) It’s like shooting fish in a barrel
- a) It’s like taking candy from a baby
- a) It’s a cakewalk
- b) It’s not rocket science
- b) It’s child’s play
- a) It’s a breeze
- a) It’s easy as abc
- c) Anyone can do it
- a) It’s a piece of cake
- b) I can do it in my sleep
- a) It’s foolproof