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.
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