不在话下 (bù zài huà xià) — (idiom) to be a piece of cake; to be a trivial matter; (idiom) to go without saying; to be a given
Definition
An idiom meaning something is so easy or obvious it's 'not even worth mentioning' — stronger than 小菜一碟, which only stresses ease.
idiom
to be a piece of caketo be a trivial matterto go without sayingto be a given
Examples
- 不在话下。Zhè duì tā lái shuō bù zài huà xià.This is a piece of cake for her.
- 不在话下。Zhè zhǒng xiǎo shì gēn běn bù zài huà xià.This kind of small matter is nothing at all.
- ，不在话下。Jì rán nǐ dā ying le, nà bù zài huà xià le.Since you agreed, that goes without saying.
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