without breaking a sweat
- effortlessRequiring no strain
- easyRequiring minimal effort
- breezeLight, gentle air movement
- cakewalkEffortless task or promenade
- smoothWithout roughness or difficulty
relaxed · cool · unfazed · nonchalant · breezy · casual · simple · cinch · waltz · cruise · glide · piece of cake · child's play · hands down · no problem · laid-back · composed · unruffled
effort required
without breaking a sweatwith great difficulty
In a hard manner
by the skin of one's teeth · painstakingly · against all odds · arduously · barely
emotional/psychological strain
without breaking a sweaton pins and needles
In anxious suspense
white-knuckled · anxiously · panic-stricken · nervously · tensely
struggle and strain
without breaking a sweatsweating bullets
Intensely nervous or worried
in agony · running on fumes · pushed to the limit · worn out · dead on one's feet