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Difficulty - Without Effort

Explore English idioms that relate to being without effort, including "break a sweat" and "walk in the park".

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hands down

in a way that is effortless or easy

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like a (hot) knife through butter

with minimum effort or time

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to break a sweat

to need to put a lot of hard work or energy into doing something

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to be smooth sailing

to progress without facing problems or difficulties

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like riding a bike

(of a learned skill) still easy to do after not practicing for long

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to take to something like a duck to water

to be really good at something as soon as one starts to do it

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no muss, no fuss

said to mean that something can be easily done or achieved

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walk in the park

used to refer to a really easy task or undertaking

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low-hanging fruit

the easiest achievable task in a given situation

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no prizes for guessing

said to mean that something is very easy to find out

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line of least resistance

the fastest or easiest way in which something can be done or dealt with

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to be in smooth water

to experience no or very few difficulties or disruptions, particularly after a period of hardship

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to be one's for the taking

to be achievable or available for someone without much difficulty or time

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to fall into one's lap

to receive something unexpectedly and without effort

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free ride

a benefit that is obtained at the cost or with the effort of another person

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with one hand (tied) behind one's back

in an easy manner and without facing many difficulties

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