Idioms Beginning with E

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easy as pie
Very easily completed or accomplished.

That puzzle was as easy as pie.

easy come, easy go
Easily won and easily lost.

The government took half of my lottery winnings in taxes. Oh well, easy come, easy go.

easy on the eyes
Attractive; beautiful.

Mary is quite easy on the eyes.

eat like a bird
To eat very little.

How does Mary keep such a nice figure? I bet she eats like a bird.

eat like a pig
To eat noisily, with one's mouth open; to eat a lot.

Don?t invite Max to your dinner party; he eats like a pig.

elbow grease
hard work or physical effort.

The floor is very dirty. It will take some elbow grease to get it clean.

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