doddle
A job, task, or other activity that is easy to complete or simpleA job, task, or other activity that is easy to complete or simple.
» The chemistry exam was a doddle.
Die Chemieklausur war ein Klacks.
Екзамен з хімії був як раз плюнути.
Meaning
2 senses(Australia, Ireland, New Zealand, UK, informal)A job, task, or other activity that is easy to complete or simple.
легкотня́lexkotnjá, пустя́кpustják
an easy task
A hornless animal; a pollard or doddy.
Examples
4 sentencesThe chemistry exam was a doddle.
Екзамен з хімії був як раз плюнути.
deDie Chemieklausur war ein Klacks.
Finding something is a doddle when you know where it is.
deEs ist gar kein Problem, etwas zu finden, wenn man nur weiß, wo es ist!
For him, it's a doddle.
deFür ihn ist das ein Kinderspiel.
It's a doddle to him.
deFür ihn ist das ein Kinderspiel.
Translations
1 languagesBy meaning 1
Origin
Uncertain. Possibly from dialectal English doddle (“to toddle, to sway, to nod drowsily”).Uncertain. Possibly from dialectal English doddle (“to toddle, to sway, to nod drowsily”).
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