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— Stephen Crane

I looked here;

I looked there;

Nowhere could I see my love.

And--this time--

…

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noun

Agreement; harmony; conformity; compliance.

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Dictionary Entry

duck soup

Part of Speech: nounPronunciation: /dʌk suːp/

Something which is easy; a piece of cake.

In a Sentence

“Finishing the homework was duck soup for her because she had already studied the material.”

Origin

American slang from the 1930s meaning an easy task.

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Synonyms

breezecakewalkcinchdoddlepiece of cakewalk in the park

Antonyms

harddifficultchallenge

Related Words

walkoversnappushoverpicnicduck's gutsducks guts

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