child's play
Meaning: Something very easy to do.
Language: English
Literally: (Already vivid in English)
Example: “After years of marathon training, a 5K is child's play for her.”
Category: Daily Life
Origin: An old expression: Chaucer already uses "child's play" in the late 14th century for something trivial.
Equivalents in other languages
- French: L'enfance de l'art — literally: The infancy of the art
More idioms — Daily Life
- at death's door — Very close to dying, or feeling extremely ill.
- play devil's advocate — To argue against something, not out of belief, but to test the argument.
- every which way — In all directions, in disorder.
- long time no see — A friendly greeting to someone one has not seen for a long time.
- a Judas kiss — An act of apparent friendship that hides betrayal.
- the ball is in your court — It is now your turn to act or decide.
More English idioms
- a Tower of Babel — A noisy scene where many people speak different languages, or a confusion of voices.
- all hands on deck — Everyone is needed to help right now.
- a banana republic — A small, politically unstable country dominated by a corrupt elite or foreign business.
- pick holes in — To find small faults in something, often unfairly.
- go under the knife — To have a surgical operation.
- take someone down a peg — To make an arrogant person more humble.