like falling off a log

Requires no skill

Like falling off a log describes something extremely easy to do—requiring no skill, effort, or thought.

The image is of a log rolling underfoot and dumping you unceremoniously: you don't have to try, it just happens.

Once you get the hang of it, the recipe is like falling off a log.

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difficulty/ease

like falling off a loglike pulling teeth

Herculean · arduous · backbreaking · uphill battle · Sisyphean

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falling, fallen, logging, liken, likeness, likely, likelihood, unlike, dislike

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Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G