(a) with a wet finger: easily, with little effort. Also (b) readily, without hesitation; (c) slightly, lightly. Obsolete.
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| 释义 | the world > action or operation > easiness > easy, easily, or without difficulty [phrase] (21) with a wet finger1542 (a) with a wet finger: easily, with little effort. Also (b) readily, without hesitation; (c) slightly, lightly. Obsolete. for the whistling1546 In phrases alluding to the act of whistling by way of a call or summons, as for the whistling (= quite easily, without any trouble), worth the whis… like a bird1825 spec. like a bird: with swift and easy motion onwards; easily; without resistance, difficulty, or hesitation. as easy (or simple) as falling (or rolling) off a log1839 figurative and in similative phrases. Said, e.g., of a vessel floating helplessly (cf. modern German log sein to float helplessly), of an inert or… without tears1857 in colloquial phrase without tears, without difficulty or distress (frequently used to describe a method whereby some discipline is easily mastered)… like a dream1882 Originally U.S. like a dream: easily, effortlessly, without difficulty; (also) very well, successfully. as easy as winking1907 like winking: in a flash, in a twinkling, very rapidly or suddenly; also, with vigour or persistency, ‘like one o'clock’, ‘like anything’. So, as… Subcategories:— with the greatest of ease (1) — easy to do (5) — without effort or strain (2) — without great loss or suffering (1) — not encumbering (1) — free from difficulty or trouble (3) — there is no hindrance (1) |
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