proverb · Words worth keeping
As easy kiss my hand.
As easy kiss my hand.
Historical period not yet established
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Meaning in plain English
The phrase compares something’s ease with kissing a hand. It makes a simple imagined gesture the measure of an undemanding action.
What the words are saying
As easy supplies an assessment, while the hand gesture makes it immediate and concrete. A responsible reading recognises a boast or reassurance rather than proof that a task is easy for everyone. The surrounding situation determines what is being compared; the phrase alone cannot establish the effort or abilities involved.
Everyday example
A person explains the actual steps of a task instead of expecting a reassuring comparison to make it accessible to every participant.
When to use it
Use it as an informal comparison for apparent ease.
What it does not mean
The image does not establish a task’s universal accessibility or a historical origin.
Agent-assisted editorial interpretation. This explains the words; it does not by itself verify their author or earliest origin.
Attribution & collection notes
- Author or tradition
- Traditional
Attribution: traditional - Country attributed
- Not established
A country attribution does not establish the earliest origin. - Historical period
- Historical period not yet established
No sufficiently supported historical placement has been established. Import and download dates are not treated as composition dates. - Recorded source
- A Dictionary of English Proverbs and Proverbial Phrases
Entry 892 · Kiss
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