Morgan on the dissolution of the trusts in 1905: “You can’t unscramble eggs.” As easy as trying to unscramble an egg -AnonĪnother proverb that has become familiar is attributed to J.As easy as trying to read a book on the deck of a sinking ship -Anon.
As easy as trying to participate in your own funeral -Anon.As easy as trying to open an oyster without a knife -Anon.As easy as trying to nail a glob of mercury -Anon.As easy as trying to load a thermometer with beads of quicksilver -Bill Pronzini.As easy to scare Jack Cady as to scare an oak tree -Speer Morgan.As easy to ignore as a Salvation Army drum -William Mcllvanney.As easy as taking a hair out of milk - Babylonian Talmud.As easy as struggling through a waist-high layer of glue -Anon.As easy as trying to paint the wind -Anon.
As easy as roller skating on a collapsing sidewalk -Anon.As easy as passing a bull in a close -William Mcllvanney.As easy as making an omelet without eggs -AnonĪ simile probably inspired by the proverb “One can’t expect to make an omelet without breaking eggs.”.As easy as getting rid of cockroaches in a New York apartment -Anon.This is the sort of topical and location-specific comparison that is adapted to the user’s own locale and economic conditions. As easy as finding a two-bedroom apartment on Manhattan’s east side for $400 a month -Anon.As easy as eating soup with a fork -Anon.As easy as drawing a picture in water -Anon.As easy as doing one thing at a time and never putting off anything till tomorrow that could be done today -Baron Samuel von Puffendorf.As easy as combing your hair with a broom -Anon.As easy as buying a pair of solid leather shoes for ten dollars -Anon.
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