🗓️ Idiom: Like Shooting Fish in a Barrel (v)
💬 Meaning
- To do something that is extremely easy or requires little effort.
- Refers to a task or challenge that’s simple to complete or win.
🧠 Example Sentences
- With demand so high, closing deals this month is like shooting fish in a barrel.
- Convincing existing customers to upgrade has been like shooting fish in a barrel.
- The market is so ready for our product, it’s like shooting fish in a barrel out there.
🏛️ Origin
This idiom comes from the idea that fish in a barrel would have nowhere to escape, making them easy targets. It implies a task so easy that success is almost guaranteed.
📝 Practice Exercises
1. Fill in the blank:
With such a loyal audience, selling to them is like __________.
Answer
shooting fish in a barrel
2. Choose the correct meaning of “like shooting fish in a barrel”:
A) Extremely difficult to achieve
B) Unpredictable or risky
C) Very easy to do
Answer
C) Very easy to do
3. Rewrite the sentence using the idiom:
“Selling this product in today’s market is incredibly easy.” → Change the sentence using: like shooting fish in a barrel
Answer
Selling this product in today’s market is like shooting fish in a barrel.
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Rob is a CELTA qualified English teacher with 15 years of international experience. He has a BSc and PGDip from Loughborough and St Andrews universities in the UK. He has taught in Thailand and Saudi Arabia and now works with professionals worldwide.
