单词 | a walk in the park |
释义 | > as lemmasa walk in the park P5. colloquial (originally U.S.). a walk in the park: (the type of) something easy, effortless, or pleasant.In quot. 1937 with some reference to the literal sense. ΚΠ 1937 Amer. Speech 12 155/2 A walk in the park is their [sc. golf caddies'] facetious way of referring to a nine-hole round. 1963 Los Angeles Times 22 Jan. iii. 1/1 It's just a walk in the park this year... Crosby doesn't even have any hot water bottles in his overcoat pockets. 1971 Daily Kennebec Jrnl. (Augusta, Maine) 22 Sept. 11/6 Bushwhacking a typical woodcock cover is no walk in the park. 1991 AARP Bull. Nov. 20/1 To go by the conventional wisdom, the 1992 presidential election is going to be a walk in the park for President Bush. 2003 What Home Cinema Jan. 133/1 The flimsy remote control actually performs very well and makes setting up this budget-priced player a walk in the park. < as lemmas |
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