duck soup

noun

: something easy to do

Examples of duck soup in a Sentence

The trip was duck soup for experienced travelers. hooking up this home theater should be duck soup—right?
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For Marx, making the transition from actress to wife of a great movie star was duck soup. Donald Liebenson, Washington Post, 21 July 2022 Rather than give the man his spare change, Raymond bought him a cup of duck soup. Dave Birkett, Detroit Free Press, 12 Aug. 2021 By comparison, Adare's most recent renovation— completed this spring after two years of construction—was duck soup. Jo Rodgers, Vogue, 4 Apr. 2018 For me, that one dish was Hong Kong-style roast duck soup from Chinatown in New York City. Sari Botton, Longreads, 2 Oct. 2017

Word History

First Known Use

1912, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of duck soup was in 1912

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“Duck soup.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/duck%20soup. Accessed 18 Apr. 2025.

Kids Definition

duck soup

noun
: something easy to do : cinch
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