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easy work

[ˈiːzi wɜːrk]
noun phrase
trabalho fácil
1. A task or job that requires little effort, skill, or difficulty to complete
For an experienced programmer, fixing that bug was easy work.
Para um programador experiente, corrigir esse erro foi trabalho fácil.
2. Something that is simple or straightforward to accomplish
Assembling the furniture turned out to be easy work.
Montar o móvel acabou sendo trabalho fácil.
NYC Slang
piece of cake / no sweat
Synonyms
piece of cakechild's playsimple tasklight workeffortless task
Antonyms
difficult workhard workchallenging taskarduous laboruphill battle

Regional Variations

General Brazilian
trabalho fácil
Standard usage across Brazil
Rio de Janeiro
trabalho fácil / moleza
Colloquial: 'moleza' is informal slang for easy work
São Paulo
trabalho fácil / brincadeira
Informal: can use 'brincadeira' meaning something too easy
Portugal
trabalho fácil / miúdo
Standard Portuguese; 'miúdo' can mean an easy or trivial task

Related Idioms & Phrases

a walk in the park
a breeze
nothing to it
pão comido (Brazilian Portuguese)
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