What does the phrase “Like shooting fish in a barrel” mean?

What does the phrase “Like shooting fish in a barrel” mean? Something is easy, difficult, pointless?

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A few days ago

C.Thomas.H.

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Actually, it means to shoot with the gun nozzle submerged in the water. Not shooting directly at the fish though. The reason that it conveys “easy” so well is because the pressure from the explosion (gun shot) kills everything in the barrel without shooting anything directly. That is why if somebody refers to something as “like shooting fish in a barrel” that they are referring to an almost effortless task.

6 years ago

Anonymous

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What does the phrase "Like shooting fish in a barrel" mean?
What does the phrase "Like shooting fish in a barrel" mean? Something is easy, difficult, pointless?

A few days ago

Chat Noir

I always thought it meant easy

as in if the fish are restricted to the small area of the barrel then its easy to shoot them

I could be wrong though

A few days ago

Self Awareness

Who shoots fish inside barrels?

A few days ago

billy brite

It means it is easy.

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What does the phrase “Like shooting fish in a barrel” mean?

What does the phrase “Like shooting fish in a barrel” mean?

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