Be like taking candy from a baby In english explanation

The meaning, explanation, definition and origin of the idiom/phrase "be like taking candy from a baby", English Idiom Dictionary ( also found in Vietnamese )

author Zesty Y calendar 2021-07-10 02:07

Meaning of Be like taking candy from a baby

Synonyms:

be as easy as taking candy from a baby , like stealing acorns from a blind pig

Be like taking candy from a baby slang simile

Said to express how easily something can be done or achieved. 

 

I thought the test was going to be challenging, but it turned out to be like taking candy from a baby.

To me, this exercise is like taking candy from a baby. I will finish it in the blink of an eye.

In contrast to what I thought, reaching the summit was like taking candy from a baby.

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Something easy or pleasant to do, especially by comparison to something

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Especially easy

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Used to indicate that something is easy to achieve, it is also easy to lose

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To be extremely simple, basic, or intuitive without much skill or effort.

sleepwalk

1. Something that is easy or effortless to achieve

2. Used to indicate the act of walking around while asleep

Origin of Be like taking candy from a baby

This slang dates from the early twentieth century.  Its earliest use was by Clarence Louis Cullen in his 1900 collection of short stories, Taking Chances

The Origin Cited: grammarist.com .
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