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easy as ABC
Extremely easy. Come on, give me a hard one! These equations are easy as ABC!
the ABCs of something
Fig. the basic facts or principles of something. I have never mastered the ABCs of car maintenance.
know one's ABCs
Fig. to know the alphabet; to know the most basic things (about something). Bill can't do it. He doesn't even know his ABCs. You can't expect to write a letter when you don't even know your ABCs.
the ABCs of something
the basic information about a subject These young students are learning the ABCs of cooking.
be as easy as abc
to be very easy You won't have any problems assembling your new bed - it's as easy as abc.
Common Names:
Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
Rollo | | RAHL-o | English |
Pastora | | - | Spanish |
Jaffar | | - | Arabic |
Lidiya | | LEE-dee-yah (Russian) | Russian, Bulgarian |
Isidore | | IZ-i-dawr (English), ee-zee-DOR (French) | English, French, Georgian, Jewish |
Shakura | | - | Arabic |