Easy As Falling Off a Log: Not Much Effort Involved!

As easy as falling off a log is one such expression. It describes a job that does not take much effort.

easy as pie. Nothing is easier than eating a piece of sweet, juicy pie. Unless it is a piece of cake.

Piece of cake is another expression that means something is extremely easy to do. A friend might tell you that his new job was a piece of cake.

as easy as shooting fish in a barrel.

easy come, easy go -- that recognizes this. You may win a lot of money in a lottery, then spend it all in a few days. Easy come, easy go.

easy street. Everyone wants to live on that imaginary street.

go easy on a person.  It means to treat a person kindly or gently, especially in a situation where you might be expected to be angry with him. A wife might urge her husband to go easy on their son, because the boy did not mean to wreck the car.

easy touch. An easy touch or a soft touch is someone who is kind and helpful. He would easily agree to lend you the money.

Take it easy until we meet again.

You have been listening to the VOA Special English program, Words and Their Stories. I'm Bob Doughty.