cinch

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   an extremely easy task; a saddle girth; to fasten tightly

   With practice the exam felt like a cinch.

Simplified etymology

Cinch entered American English in the mid-19th century from Spanish cincha, “girth.” It first denoted a saddle girth of the kind used in Mexico, then developed the figurative sense of something certain, secure, or easy.

From Spanish cincha ('girth, saddle band'), from Latin cingula ('girdle, belt'), from cingere ('to gird'); the figurative 'sure or easy thing' sense is American.

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