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Easy Informal Expression Originally Mid 19th Century American Falling

Word easy as falling off a log
Description very easy - informal

This expression was originally a mid 19th-century American one. But it is now in general use. It was used around the year 1880 by Mark Twain in the alternative form rolling off a log. very easy - informal

This expression was originally a mid 19th-century American one. But i

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