duck soup
No sweat whatsoever
Duck soup is something extremely easy to accomplish—a task requiring minimal effort or skill.
The phrase dates to early 20th-century American slang, though its origin is unclear.
Fixing that leak? Duck soup.
The exam was duck soup for anyone who'd done the readings.
The 1933 Marx Brothers film helped cement the expression in popular culture.
Effortless task or promenade
- piece of cakeIdiomatic easy task
- breezeLight, gentle air movement
- cinchGuaranteed easy thing
- walkoverUncontested or effortless victory
snap · doddle · picnic · no sweat · plain sailing · smooth sailing · walk in the park · easy as pie
cakewalk
Effortless task or promenade
- piece of cakeIdiomatic easy task
- breezeLight, gentle air movement
- cinchGuaranteed easy thing
walkover · snap · doddle · picnic · no sweat · plain sailing · smooth sailing · walk in the park · easy as pie · like shooting fish in a barrel
- Soupsminestrone, clam chowder, egg drop, consomme, bisque
- Easy Thingseasy, simple, easy peasy, easy-peasy, easy as pie
- poultry dishesfried chicken, roast chicken, chicken wings, chicken curry, grilled chicken
- Easy taskscinch, snap, breeze, cakewalk, no-brainer
duck soupuphill battle
Difficult prolonged endeavor
nightmare · tall order · ordeal · heavy lifting · trial
duck soupGordian knot
Seemingly unsolvable difficulty
labyrinth · brain-teaser · puzzle · conundrum · brainbuster
duck, soup, ducks, soups, ducking, ducked, child's play, pushover, vichyssoise