Д123
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highly collNP\
sing onlyusu. subj-compl with copula,
nom or
instrum (
subj:
infin or
abstr , often это))
1. doing sth. is very easy, does not require any effort: (it's) a snap (a cinch, a breeze)
(that's ) nothing(as) easy as pie(as) easy as falling off a log.
2. doing sth. reprehensible (unethical etc) is easy for s.o. , elicits in s.o. no feelings of regret, remorse etc: сделать Y для X-a -плёвое дело - X doesn't feel the least bit bad about (guilty for) doing Y
X doesn't feel bad at all about doing YX doesn't think ift (doesn't consider it) any big deal to do Y(in limited contexts) X would do Y to
s.o. as soon as look at him.
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