child's play
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child's play
- /ˈt͡ʃaɪldz ˌpleɪ/ US, UK
Where it comes from
From child + -’s + play, originally referring literally to play by a child.
noun
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Something particularly easy or simple.
Compared to my last job, this is child’s play.
Similar: kid stuff, piece of cake
Translations
Every language
noun something particularly easy or simple
| Español | juego de niños, pan comido, una papa |
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| 日本語 | 朝飯前のこと asameshimae-no koto, 児戯 jigi, お茶の子 o-cha-no ko |
| 中文 | 兒戲 /儿戏 érxì, 如同兒戲 /如同儿戏 rútóng'érxì, 很容易的事 hěn róngyì de shì, 小兒科 /小儿科 xiǎo'érkē |
| हिन्दी | बच्चों का खेल baccõ kā khel |
| Português | brincadeira de criança |
| Français | jeu d'enfant |
| Deutsch | Kinderspiel, Spaziergang |
| Italiano | gioco da bambini, gioco da ragazzi |
| Română | joacă de copil |
| Русский | игру́шки igrúški, пустяки́ pustjakí, се́мечки sémečki |
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