不在话下 bù zài huà xià a piece of cake

Explanation

指事情微不足道，很容易做到，不值一提。

It means that something is insignificant, easy to do, and not worth mentioning.

Origin Story

小明是一个非常勤奋好学的学生，他每天都认真完成老师布置的作业，并且经常主动学习课外知识。有一天，老师布置了一篇作文，题目是《我的梦想》。小明心想，写作文对他来说不在话下，因为他对自己的未来已经有了一个清晰的规划。于是，他很快就完成了这篇作文，并且得到了老师的赞扬。

xiaoming shi yige feichang qinfen haoxue de xuesheng, tamen meitian dou renzhen wancheng laoshi buzhi de zuoye, bingqie chingchang zhudong xuexi kewa zhishi. you yitian, laoshi buzhi le yipian zuowen, ti mu shi《wo de mengxiang》. xiaoming xiang, xie zuowen dui ta laishuo buzai huaxia, yinwei ta dui ziji de weilai yijing you le yige qingxi de guihua. yusui, ta hen kuai ji wancheng le zhe pian zuowen, bingqie dedao le laoshi de zanyange.

Xiaoming was a very diligent and studious student. He completed his homework diligently every day and often took the initiative to learn extra-curricular knowledge. One day, the teacher assigned an essay, the topic was "My Dream". Xiaoming thought to himself, writing an essay was a piece of cake for him, because he had already made a clear plan for his future. So, he completed the essay quickly and was praised by the teacher.

Usage

用于表示事情容易做到，不费力，不值得一提。

yongyu biaoshi shiqing rongyi zuodao, bu feili, bu zhi de yiti

Used to express that something is easy to do, effortless, and not worth mentioning.

Examples

• 对于他来说，完成这个任务不在话下。

  duiyutatui laishuo, wancheng zhege renwu buzai huaxia

  For him, completing this task is a piece of cake.

• 区区小事，不在话下。

  ququ xiaoshi, buzai huaxia

  It's a small matter, nothing to worry about.

Related Idioms

• 不言而喻

• 易如反掌

Opposite Idioms

• 大书特书

• 夸夸其谈