Phrase guide

like shooting fish in a barrel

prep_phrase · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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Meaning 1

Extremely easy; sometimes with a connotation of triumph but at other times with a connotation of being meaningless and unsatisfying.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Qualifier: simile

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: easy as pie, like taking candy from a baby

Antonyms: none provided

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Across languages

Translations

10 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 甕中捉鱉 /瓮中捉鳖 (wèngzhōngzhuōbiē) — extremely easy
  • Chinese Mandarin: 易如反掌 (yìrúfǎnzhǎng) — extremely easy
  • Chinese Mandarin: 得来全不费功夫 (dé lái quán bù fèi gōngfū) — extremely easy
  • French: simple comme bonjour — extremely easy
  • French: bête comme chou — extremely easy
  • French: con comme la lune — extremely easy
  • Korean: 누워서 떡먹기 (nuwoseo tteongmeokgi) — extremely easy
  • Russian: проще пареной репы (prošče parenoj repy) — extremely easy
  • Russian: раз плюнуть (raz pljunutʹ) — extremely easy
  • Swedish: som att sno godis från småbarn — extremely easy