"When someone tells me it's easy peasy lemon…

“Easy peasy lemon squeezy” is a way of saying that something is easy. “Difficult difficult lemon difficult” (or “When you thought everything would be easy peasy lemon squeezy, but it’s actually difficult difficult lemon difficult”) is a jocular saying that has been printed on many images. “Stressy, depressy lemon zesty” (or “When you thought something would be easy peasy lemon squeezy, but it’s actually been stressy, depressy lemon zesty”) is another jocular saying that has been printed on many images.

This was in the British satirical black comedy film In the Loop (2009):

Simon Foster: No, I’m making you pump Chad. It’ll be easy-peasy-lemon-squeezy.
Toby Wright: No, it won’t. It’ll be difficult-difficult-lemon-difficult. That is what it will be. Have a lovely afternoon. Stop a war for me.

“when you thought everything would be easy peasy lemon squeezy but it’s actually difficult difficult lemon difficult” was posted on X/Twitter by “ms. ain’t goin!” on April 11, 2016. “When you thought everything would be easy peasy lemon squeezy but it’s actually difficult difficult lemon difficult” (shown on an image) was posted on Reddit—Memes on November 16, 2019.

“I just saw on reddit that the opposite of ‘easy peasy lemon squeezy’ is ‘stressed depressed lemon zest’ and now I’m using that all the time” was posted on X/Twitter by Kieran McHugh on October 8, 2019, and this received over 26,000 likes. “Stressy depressy lemon zesty” was posted on X/Twitter by MadHatterPlushArtist on October 10, 2019. “Life’s meant to be easy peasy lemon squeezy not stressed depressed lemon zest” was posted on X/Twitter by Joshua Shaw on December 4, 2019, and this received over 6,400 likes.

“When someone tells me it’s easy peasy lemon squeezy, but for me it’s always stressy, depressy, lemon zesty” (shown on an image) was posted on Facebook by Baby Yoda on January 6, 2020, and this received over 74,000 likes. “When you think something is easy peasy lemon squeezy but it’s actually been stressy depressy lemon fucking zesty” was posted on Facebook by Scott Alexander Nicol Duncan on June 25, 2021. “When you thought something would be easy peasy lemon squeezy, but it’s actually been stressy, depressy lemon zesty” was posted on Facebook by Sweet Motivation on September 14, 2024.

IMDb (The Internet Movie Database)
In the Loop
Quotes
Simon Foster: Okay, off you go.
Toby Wright: What do you mean?
Simon Foster: I’ve got this covered. Go and find the next thing. Talk to that Chad boy, the boy from “The Shining.” He knows things.
Toby Wright: Don’t make me pump Chad.
Simon Foster: No, I’m making you pump Chad. It’ll be easy-peasy-lemon-squeezy.
Toby Wright: No, it won’t. It’ll be difficult-difficult-lemon-difficult. That is what it will be. Have a lovely afternoon. Stop a war for me.

YouTube
Difficult difficult lemon difficult
May 17, 2010
“In the Loop” - Simon Foster delivers another pearl of wisdom

X/Twitter
Mike Bealing
@Sillytees
Difficult Difficult Lemon Difficult T-shirt. Easy Peasy Spoof by SillyTees http://etsy.me/1xw67Oe via @Etsy
2:29 AM · Jan 5, 2015

X/Twitter
ms. ain’t goin!
@weirdheaux
when you thought everything would be easy peasy lemon squeezy but it’s actually difficult difficult lemon difficult
2:00 AM · Apr 11, 2016

X/Twitter
Kuh-Reem
@WTFKAREEM
when you thought everything would be easy peasy lemon squeezy but it’s actually difficult difficult lemon difficult
6:33 AM · Apr 11, 2016

X/Twitter
Jordan Reiter 🐦 😱
@jordanreiter
Every time I add a new AWS service to my stack.
[Description: woman chewing a laptop, captioned: when you thought everything would be easy peasy lemon squeezy but it’s actually difficult difficult lemon difficult.]
9:19 PM · Dec 24, 2018 from Philadelphia, PA

X/Twitter
Kieran McHugh
@kieranmch
I just saw on reddit that the opposite of “easy peasy lemon squeezy” is “stressed depressed lemon zest” and now I’m using that all the time.
4:22 AM · Oct 8, 2019

X/Twitter
Адам Жоржович
@prohfesor
The opposite of “easy peasy lemon squeezy” is “stressed depressed lemon zest”.
4:39 AM · Oct 9, 2019

X/Twitter
MadHatterPlushArtist
@AliceUndrground
Stressy depressy lemon zesty
6:13 PM · Oct 10, 2019

Facebook
Autumn Holland
October 10, 2019 at 11:00 PM ·
Instead of eazy peazy lemon squeezy it’s STRESSY DEPRESSY LEMON ZESTY

X/Twitter
Will Henry | now in Adult form!
@Eternal_Dad
Courtesy of @jammi_dodger94’s recent video, I will now be saying things are either easy peasy lemon squeezy, or stressy depressy lemon zesty
6:32 PM · Oct 30, 2019

Reddit—Memes
[deleted]—November 16, 2019
Lemon difficulty
(The following text is shown on an image.—ed.)
When you thought everything would be
easy, peasy, lemon, squeezy but it’s
actually difficult difficult lemon difficult

X/Twitter
Joshua Shaw
@69_jshaw
Life’s meant to be easy peasy lemon squeezy not stressed depressed lemon zest
7:59 PM · Dec 4, 2019

X/Twitter
caringness
@CARlNGNESS
life’s meant to be easy peasy lemon squeezy not stressy depressy lemon zesty
9:26 AM · Dec 28, 2019

Facebook
Baby Yoda
January 6, 2020 at 9:45 PM ·
(The following text is shown on an image.—ed.)
When someone tells me it’s easy peasy
lemon squeezy, but for me it’s always
stressy, depressy. lemon zesty

X/Twitter
joe
@SLuMpTsNaTe
When someone tells me its easy, peasy, lemon, squeezy but for me its always stressy, depressy,lemon zesty
4:29 PM · Jan 7, 2020

X/Twitter
nes 🌿
@LoVe_SwEeTaRt
When they say it’s easy peasy, lemon squeezy but it’s actually stressy, depressy, lemon zesty. 🍋 😅
2:16 AM · Jan 8, 2020

X/Twitter
Liz Schuelke
@lizschuelke
When you thought it would be
easy peasy lemon squeezy
But its actually stressy depressy lemon zesty
7:14 PM · Oct 20, 2020

Facebook
Scott Alexander Nicol Duncan
June 25, 2021 at 2:42 PM ·
When you think something is easy peasy lemon squeezy but it’s actually been stressy depressy lemon fucking zesty

X/Twitter
Brittany
@Brittany_Reed04
When you thought something would be easy peasy lemon squeezy but it’s actually stressy depressy lemon zesty. ☹️
2:52 AM · Jun 27, 2021

Facebook
Chris Cannedy
June 30, 2021 at 7:30 PM ·
When you thought it would be easy peasy lemon squeezy but it’s actually stressy depressy lemon zesty

iFunny
GeneralMeowZ_2021
12 jul 2021
When you thought something would be easy peasy lemon squeezy but its actually been stressy, depressy lemon fuckin zesty

Facebook
Special Kids RSA
August 18, 2021 at 10:05 AM ·
Ha Ha - for a laugh 🤣
“When you thought something would be easy peasy lemon squeezy but it’s actually been stressy, depressy lemon fuckin zesty.”
(The saying is also shown on an image.—ed.)

X/Twitter
Bella
@n3xr0manc3r
When you thought something would have been easy peasy lemon squeezy but it’s actually been stressy depressy lemon zesty 🍋
2:20 PM · Feb 19, 2023
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X/Twitter
مریم🐻
@imMaRyAm5
When you thought something would be easy peasy lemon squeezy but it’s actually been stressy depressy lemon zesty
4:56 AM · Aug 1, 2023
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iFunny
SocialMediaPariah
2 jan 2024
when you thougnt everything would be easy peasy lemon squeezy but it’s actually difficult difficult lemon difficult

iFunny
iLux
3 may 2024
Life’s meant to be easy peasy lemon squeezy not stressed depressed lamon zest

X/Twitter
Sheldon Cameron
@sheldon_cameron
When you thought something would be easy peasy lemon squeezy but it’s actually stressy, depressy lemon zesty.
1:43 PM · Aug 9, 2024

Facebook
Sweet Motivation
September 14, 2024 at 4:01 PM ·
😀😀😀
When you thought something
would be easy peasy lemon
squeezy, but it’s actually been
stressy, depressy lemon zesty.