Phrase guide

walk in the park

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

Something easy or pleasant.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: idiomatic

Examples

  • High school was difficult, but it was a walk in the park compared to college engineering classes.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: piece of cake, stroll in the park, walk after lunch, bagatelle, waltz, breeze, cake and gingerbread, cakewalk, child's play, cinch, doddle, doss, duck soup, easy pickings, gimme, layup, low-hanging fruit, no-brainer, open and shut case, picnic, piece of piss, plain sailing, plane sailing, slam dunk, snap, walk in the park, walkover

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: A recreational walk in a park.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • I love to walk when it's sunny–let's go for a walk in the park, shall we?

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

No etymology was provided for this word.

Across languages

Translations

23 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: bufar i fer ampolles — something easy or pleasant — see also piece of cake
  • Chinese Mandarin: 非常容易的事 (fēicháng róngyì de shì) — something easy or pleasant — see also piece of cake
  • Chinese Mandarin: 小菜一碟 (xiǎocàiyīdié) — something easy or pleasant — see also piece of cake
  • Chinese Mandarin: 易如反掌 (yìrúfǎnzhǎng) — something easy or pleasant — see also piece of cake
  • Czech: procházka růžovou zahradou — something easy or pleasant — see also piece of cake
  • Dutch: eitje — something easy or pleasant — see also piece of cake
  • Finnish: helppo nakki — something easy or pleasant — see also piece of cake
  • Finnish: helppoa kuin heinänteko — something easy or pleasant — see also piece of cake
  • French: promenade de santé — something easy or pleasant — see also piece of cake
  • French: être du gâteau — something easy or pleasant — see also piece of cake
  • German: Zuckerschlecken — something easy or pleasant — see also piece of cake
  • German: Spaziergang — something easy or pleasant — see also piece of cake
  • Japanese: お易い御用 (o-yasui go-yō) — something easy or pleasant — see also piece of cake
  • Norwegian Bokmål: barnemat — something easy or pleasant — see also piece of cake
  • Polish: bułka z masłem — something easy or pleasant — see also piece of cake
  • Polish: łatwizna — something easy or pleasant — see also piece of cake
  • Polish: pikuś — something easy or pleasant — see also piece of cake
  • Russian: щёлкать как се́мечки (ščólkatʹ kak sémečki) — something easy or pleasant — see also piece of cake
  • Russian: прогу́лка в па́рке (progúlka v párke) — something easy or pleasant — see also piece of cake
  • Russian: пустя́к (pustják) — something easy or pleasant — see also piece of cake
  • Russian: проще па́ренной ре́пы (prošče párennoj répy) — something easy or pleasant — see also piece of cake
  • Spanish: coser y cantar — something easy or pleasant — see also piece of cake
  • Yiddish: שפּילעכל (shpilekhl) — something easy or pleasant — see also piece of cake