Definition
不在话下 is a fixed expression (idiom) that literally means 'not within speech below' but is used figuratively to mean something is so easy or trivial that it doesn't need to be mentioned — 'it's a piece of cake' or 'it goes without saying.' You can use it as a predicate to comment on a task being effortless, or to assert that something is a given in the context.
idiom
to be a piece of caketo be a trivial matterto go without sayingto be a given
Examples
- 不在话下。Zhè duì tā lái shuō bù zài huà xià.This is a piece of cake for her.
- 不在话下。Zhè zhǒng xiǎo shì gēnběn bù zài huà xià.This kind of small matter is nothing at all.
- ，不在话下。Jìrán nǐ dāyìng le, nà bù zài huà xià le.Since you agreed, that goes without saying.
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