easier than falling off a log
Requires no skill
Something that is easier than falling off a log requires almost no effort or skill—the simplest thing imaginable.
The image is of balancing on a floating log, where falling is nearly inevitable: Installing the software? Easier than falling off a log.
The phrase emphasizes how effortless a task is, often to reassure someone hesitant to try.
- piece of cakeIdiomatic easy task
- easy-peasyRequiring no effort
- child's playSomething extremely easy
- walk in the parkEffortless undertaking
- unchallengingNot difficult at all
like taking candy from a baby · no-brainer · no sweat · plain sailing · automatic · undemanding · intuitive · duck soup · as easy as ABC · smooth sailing · nothing to it · like shooting fish in a barrel · painless · frictionless · natural · cakewalk · seamless · easy as pie
easier than falling off a loglike pulling teeth
rocket science · backbreaking · arduous · grueling · tall order
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