Dead Easy

Meaning of Idiom ‘Dead Easy’

When something is dead easy it is extremely easy.

Examples Of Use

“I can fix that shelf. It’s dead easy.”

“That exam is dead easy. You’ll pass it with no problem.”

Origin

Used since the late 1800’s.

Similar to the idiom dead wrong this idiom used dead to mean very, extremely, completely, or utterly, as usage that goes back to 1600.

More Idioms Starting with D

• Dirt Cheap Meaning
• Dead Ringer
• Drop Dead
• Don’t Cry Over Spilt Milk
• Dead End

More ‘Dead’ Idioms

• Dead Ringer
• Drop Dead
• Dead End
• Dead from the Neck Up
• Dead and Buried

More ‘Easy’ Idioms

• Easy as Falling Off a Log
• Easy as ABC
• Easy as Pie
• Piece of Cake

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