play with a ball or balls.
| 单词 | θ87656 |
| 释义 | the world > action or operation > easiness > [noun] > that which is easy (42) ball play?c1225 play with a ball or balls. child's gamec1380 = child's play, n. Chiefly (and now only) with indefinite article or no. boys' play1538 Play or activity befitting a boy; (hence) something trivial or easy to accomplish; = child's play, n. Also: an instance of this. walkover1861 gen. Something that is achieved with great ease. picnic1870 colloquial (originally U.S.). A pleasant or enjoyable occasion, experience, etc.; something easy or straightforward (esp. in comparison with… pudding1884 U.S. slang. Something easy to accomplish; a ‘cinch’. Now rare. cakewalk1886 figurative. A task or role which is easily accomplished or performed; a contest which is easily won. pie1886 colloquial (originally U.S.). Something easily accomplished or dealt with; a cinch. Cf. pie in the sky, n. cinch1888 figurative. A firm or secure hold; a sure, safe, or easy thing; a dead certainty. Also attributive. Originally U.S. snipa1890 slang. Something easily obtained or won; a sure thing, a certainty. pushover1891 colloquial (originally U.S.). An easily accomplished task; a simple or ready victory; a ‘cinch’. pinch1897 slang. A thing which is easy to accomplish or attain; a certainty, a cinch. sitter1898 Anything easy or (apparently) bound to succeed. Sport. An easy catch, stroke, or shot. Frequently in to miss a sitter. pipe1902 colloquial. Something that is easy to accomplish; a cinch. Cf. pipe course n. at compounds 2. five-finger exercise1903 a piece of music written for the purpose of affording practice in the movement of the fingers in pianoforte playing; also transferred and figurative… duck soup1912 something requiring little effort; a person easy to overcome or cheat; a ‘cinch’. pud1917 U.S. slang (chiefly regional). An easy task, spec. an easy college course, test, etc.; = pudding, n. 12. Frequently attributive, designating such a… breeze1928 figurative. slang. Something easy to achieve, handle, etc. Originally U.S. kid stuff1929 something suitable for children; a very simple or trivial task, etc. soda1930 Australian slang. Something easy to accomplish, a simple task; a ‘pushover’. piece of cake1936 something easy or pleasant. doddle1937 Something that is easy or requires little effort; a ‘walk-over’; (see also quot. 1937). snack1941 Australian slang. Something easy to accomplish, a ‘snip’. stroll1942 figurative. Anything that is easily achieved, without undue effort; a ‘walk-over’; spec. in Baseball = base on balls n. at base, n.1 phrases 3 (cf… piece of piss1949 something very easily accomplished; = piece of cake n. at phrases 15. waltz1968 Something accomplished with ease. slang. Subcategories:— task or duty (4) — work or occupation (2) — person or thing easily overcome or dealt with (3) — easy way or method (7) |
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