no sweat
Meaning: No problem; that's easy.
Language: English
Literally: (Already vivid in English)
Example: “Can I help? No sweat, I'll carry the boxes.”
Category: Daily Life
Origin: Something that doesn't make you sweat. American military slang from the mid-20th century.
Equivalents in other languages
- Swedish: ingen ko på isen — literally: no cow on the ice
- French: Y a pas de lézard ! — literally: There's no lizard!
More idioms — Daily Life
- dumb as a box of rocks — Very stupid.
- without a penny to one's name — With no money at all.
- feed someone a line — To tell someone something untrue to deceive them.
- a smart aleck — An annoying person who shows off how clever they are.
- let things ride — To let a situation continue without interfering.
- don't push your luck — Don't risk ruining a good situation by asking for more.
More English idioms
- what have you been smoking? — Said to someone whose idea sounds crazy.
- throw one's weight around — To use one's power or importance in an overbearing way.
- on the house — Free, paid for by the business.
- make a song and dance about — To make an unnecessary fuss about something.
- yada yada yada — And so on; skipping boring details.
- swap spit — To kiss passionately (slang).
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