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something that is easy to do or accomplish: Fixing the car will be duck soup for anyone with the right tools.[1910-15, Amer.]
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Duck Soup — steht für: Leichte Beute (Duck Soup), US amerikanische Kurzfilmkomödie des Regisseurs Fred L. Guiol aus dem Jahr 1927 mit Laurel und Hardy Die Marx Brothers im Krieg (Duck Soup), US amerikanische Filmkomödie des Regisseurs Leo McCarey aus dem… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Duck soup — may refer to: Duck Soup (1933 film), starring the Marx Brothers Duck Soup (1927 film), featuring Laurel and Hardy Duck Soup , episode of the Disney Channel Original Series Even Stevens Oritang, Korean duck soup See also Duct Soup, a 1997 Red… … Wikipedia
duck soup — {n.}, {slang} 1. A task easily accomplished or one that does not require much effort. * /That history test was duck soup./ 2. A person who offers no resistance; a pushover. * /How s the new history teacher? He s duck soup./ … Dictionary of American idioms
duck soup — {n.}, {slang} 1. A task easily accomplished or one that does not require much effort. * /That history test was duck soup./ 2. A person who offers no resistance; a pushover. * /How s the new history teacher? He s duck soup./ … Dictionary of American idioms
duck soup — (USA) If something is duck soup, it is very easy … The small dictionary of idiomes
duck soup — noun uncount AMERICAN INFORMAL OLD FASHIONED something that is very easy to do … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
duck soup — duck′ soup′ n. sl. something easy to do • Etymology: 1910–15 … From formal English to slang
duck soup — [n] easily accomplished task a breeze, a snap, cakewalk, child’s play, easy thing, easy to do, piece of cake; concept 693 … New thesaurus
duck soup — ☆ duck soup n. Slang something that is easy to do; cinch … English World dictionary
Duck Soup — Infobox Film name = Duck Soup image size = 215px caption = theatrical release poster. director = Leo McCarey producer = Herman J. Mankiewicz (uncredited) writer = Bert Kalmar Harry Ruby Arthur Sheekman Nat Perrin starring = Groucho Marx Harpo… … Wikipedia
duck soup — noun any undertaking that is easy to do marketing this product will be no picnic • Syn: ↑cinch, ↑breeze, ↑picnic, ↑snap, ↑child s play, ↑pushover, ↑walkover, ↑piec … Useful english dictionary