Idiom
one could do it in one's sleep
Meaning
Said of something that can be done very easily or effortlessly.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“I have done this task so often I could do it in my sleep.”
“After working as a mechanic for twenty years, he could do it in his sleep, even when the engine problems were complex.”
“The veteran pianist played the intricate concerto with such effortless precision that it seemed she could do it in her sleep.”
Examples
simple
“I have done this task so often I could do it in my sleep.”
contextual
“After working as a mechanic for twenty years, he could do it in his sleep, even when the engine problems were complex.”
complex
“The veteran pianist played the intricate concerto with such effortless precision that it seemed she could do it in her sleep.”
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