as simple as kiss your hand

8.4

Very easy for anyone to understand or do

idiom

: tan simple como un beso en la mano

The instructions for the new coffee maker are as simple as kiss your hand, so anyone can use it.

Examples

She found learning the new software as simple as kiss your hand after the detailed training session.
Learning to ride a bike is as simple as kiss your hand.
Fixing the issue was as simple as kiss your hand, requiring only a quick reboot.
The instructions were as simple as kiss your hand.
She found learning the new software as simple as kiss your hand after the detailed training session.
The instructions for the new coffee maker are as simple as kiss your hand, so anyone can use it.
Fixing the issue was as simple as kiss your hand, requiring only a quick reboot.

Synonyms

simple as a pimple

vsas simple as kiss your hand

Informal

7.5

Very easy to do and understand

has identical meaning but is a different playful expression

Antonyms

difficult

∞ 1.6

Not easy to do or understand

complex

648 5.6

Not simple because it has many connected parts

How Easy

as simple as kiss your hand

8.4

effortless

26 2.6

easy

∞ 1.0

manageable

57 3.2

difficult

∞ 1.6

Surface Forms

as simple as kiss your hand positive

Morphology

as + simple + as + kiss + your + hand

The comparative frame 'as simple as ...' is transparent and signals that something is being likened to an action in order to express ease, so a learner who knows the words will likely infer a simile meaning 'very easy'. However, 'kiss your hand' is not a conventional English simile and its link to simplicity is culturally specific or unexpected, so the precise idiomatic force is not fully predictable without prior exposure.

Etymology

The phrase as simple as kiss your hand may come from the quick, gentle act of kiss your hand, a small gesture people do easily and without thought. So it means 'extremely easy to do or understand'.