朝あさ飯めし前まえ

noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no', noun

very easy; a piece of cake; child's play

Idiomatic expression meaning something is extremely easy, often used in casual conversation. Literally 'before breakfast', implying a task so simple it can be done before the morning meal.

• こんな問もん題だい、朝あさ飯めし前まえだよ。

  This kind of problem is a piece of cake.

• 彼かれにとっては朝あさ飯めし前まえの仕し事ごとだった。

  For him, it was a cinch of a job.

noun

before breakfast

Original literal meaning, now rare. Refers to the time before eating breakfast. Mostly encountered in historical or explanatory contexts.

• 「朝あさ飯めし前まえ」はもともと、朝ちょう食しょくの前まえの時じ間かんを指さす言こと葉ばだった。

  Originally, 'asameshimae' referred to the time before breakfast.