Meaning & use
can of corn
In baseball, a fly ball that is easy to catch; more broadly, anything accomplished with little effort.
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The center fielder settled under a routine can of corn for the final out.
Winning that argument was a can of corn once he showed his evidence.
A note on using this word
The baseball slang likely comes from grocers using a stick to tip canned goods off a high shelf into their apron, a motion resembling an easy catch.
Words with a similar meaning
easy catch
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