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least effort

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Noun1.least effort - the least effortful way to do something
least resistance
elbow grease, exertion, effort, travail, sweat - use of physical or mental energy; hard work; "he got an A for effort"; "they managed only with great exertion"


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Least irritation, least effort, the ideal existence: a jellyfish floating in a tideless, tepid, twilight sea.
The Valley of the Moon by London, Jack View in context
But if the count, getting more and more into the swing of it, charmed the spectators by the unexpectedness of his adroit maneuvers and the agility with which he capered about on his light feet, Marya Dmitrievna produced no less impression by slight exertions- the least effort to move her shoulders or bend her arms when turning, or stamp her foot- which everyone appreciated in view of her size and habitual severity.
War and Peace by Tolstoy, Leo View in context
Their methods are as reasonable as to try to pour some precious stuff from the spring to the reservoir through a non-conducting pipe, which could by the least effort be opened.
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