It originated from when two men were having a shooting contest. They each said what each other had to shoot. Number 1 said to shoot a bird in a tree and Number 2 said to shoot a fish in a barrel- thinking that it would be very hard. Apparently- shooting fish in a barrel was incredibly easy! This was because the vibration of the water ,once it was shot ,was enough to kill the fish in it! EG: Doing a somersault is like shooting fish in a barrel. It means that something is very easy!
While the above answer may be possible, it seems a bit unlikely to me. Prior to the days of refrigeration, fish were packed and stored in large barrels. The barrels were packed to the rim full of fish. As such, any shot the entered the barrel would be guaranteed to hit at least one of them. This being the case, nothing would be easier than shooting fish in a barrel.
From a Laurel & Hardy movie.
The phrase 'fish school there' means they group or gather in that location. A group of fish is called a school of fish. Therefore, if 'fish school there' they join together to form a school.
big fish, little pondto be a big fish in a little pond
The pluralized form of the phrase "newly discovered fish breed" is "newly discovered fish breeds".
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when a cowboy used a shotgun too kill a flock of birds at close range, he said "like shooting fish in a barrel" most likely, because shooting fish that can't move much anywhere can be shot easier then fish in the ocean.
Easy because shooting a fish is much much much easier then catching git of course. And if it's in a barrel. the fish can't swim anywhere so you can shot in easily!
From a Laurel & Hardy movie.
Shooting Fish was created in 1997.
The duration of Shooting Fish is 1.82 hours.
Shooting Fish was released on 05/01/1998.
The Production Budget for Shooting Fish was $4,000,000.
Asking that question is like shooting fish in a barrel. There are *many* ways in which computers have changed the field of medicine. Such as reading genetic code.
Shooter grossed $47,003,582 in the domestic market.
According to Dictionary.com, the term alludes to the Scottish riverside picnic called kettle of fish, where freshly caught salmon were boiled and eaten out of hand. [Early 1700s]
Fish in a Barrel - 2001 is rated/received certificates of: USA:R
the ocean