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   duck soup

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   • 1. an easy task, or someone easy to overcome: informal North American "we had some great battles, but against me he was duck soup"

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   What is the meaning of Duck Soup?

   • Duck soup is something easy to do. Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences. Learn More about duck soup.

   Duck soup Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   What does as easy as Duck Soup mean?

   • 1. As Easy As Duck Soup Meaning: to express that something is extremely easy to do. Use In A Sentence: This math test is as easy as duck soup. 2. A Lame Duck Meaning: used to describe someone or something that needs help. It can also be used to describe a weak person or someone that is not successful.

   23 Duck Idioms And Phrases (Meaning & Examples) - English By Day

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   Where did Duck Soup come from?

   • Another theory suggests that the term may have come from American military slang during World War I. According to this theory, soldiers would use the phrase “that’s duck soup” when referring to a task or mission that was easy enough for even a duck to do. This usage eventually caught on among civilians and became part of everyday language.

   Understanding "duck soup" Idiom: Meaning, Origins & Usage

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   What is the origin of the phrase 'Duck Soup'?

   • The phrase 'Duck Soup' first appeared in a newspaper cartoon drawn by T.A. According to The Random House Historical Dictionary of American Slang, Volume 1, there is no definitive answer about its origin and its popularity is mainly due to the movie.

   Duck Soup - phrase meaning and origin - Phrasefinder

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   The meaning of DUCK SOUP is something easy to do. How to use duck soup in a sentence.

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   Duck soup definition: something that is easy to do or accomplish. See examples of DUCK SOUP used in a sentence.

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   “Duck soup” is an American English idiom that refers to something that is very easy or simple to do. It’s often used to describe tasks or situations that require little effort or skill.

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   An easily accomplished task or assignment, a cinch to succeed, as in Fixing this car is going to be duck soup. This expression gained currency as the title of a hilarious popular movie by the Marx Brothers (1933).

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   duck soup. If you describe your math test as duck soup, you mean that it was incredibly easy. There are a lot of figurative ways to say something's simple besides duck soup: easy as pie, piece of cake, and a breeze are just a few. Less easy is figuring out exactly where duck soup came from.

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   Define duck soup. duck soup synonyms, duck soup pronunciation, duck soup translation, English dictionary definition of duck soup. n. Slang An easily accomplished task or assignment. American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition.

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   duck soup. US slang something that is easy to do.... Click for English pronunciations, examples sentences, video.