like shooting fish in a barrel

Idioms  

1. Ridiculously easy, as in Setting up a computer nowadays is like shooting fish in a barrel. This hyperbolic expression alludes to the fact that fish make an easy target inside a barrel (as opposed to swimming freely in the sea). [Early 1900s]

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Example Sentences

But strangely enough, because he’s made of so many different parts, and you get to go from being born to finding consciousness to the death of consciousness at the end, it’s like shooting fish in a barrel.

From Los Angeles Times

The rest of the first period was like shooting fish in a barrel.

From Seattle Times

"For all of these guys, it was like shooting fish in a barrel. If you could do the minimum amount of due diligence required, you could fill up the pipeline with these applications," said a former Kabbage executive, one of four former employees interviewed by ProPublica.

From Salon

Leading up to the Fourth of July, fire officials set up checkpoints along strategic border entry points, “and it’s literally like shooting fish in a barrel,” Horton said.

From Los Angeles Times

“Making fun of evangelicals, while noble, is like shooting fish in a barrel,” said Mr. Daro, who has written for “Saturday Night Live.”

From Washington Times