easy as pie

Idioms  

1. Also,. Capable of being accomplished with no difficulty, as in This crossword puzzle is easy as pie. The first term presumably alludes to consuming pie (since making pie requires both effort and expertise). The variants most likely allude to standing on a log that is moving downstream, a feat in which falling off is a lot easier than remaining upright. Mark Twain had it in A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court (1889): “I could do it as easy as rolling off a log.” The first colloquial term dates from the early 1900s, the colloquial variants from the 1830s. For a synonym, see piece of cake.

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Example Sentences

And now, 36 years after I began that journey, the world has changed so completely that even shopping for the right spices is now as easy as pie.

From Salon • May 25, 2022

They don’t have active noise-canceling, but the hard plastic design allows a one-size-fits-many approach, and the connectivity to Apple devices is easy as pie.

From The Verge • Nov. 23, 2021

“Great group of guys. Great clubhouse chemistry. So this is more a product of their clubhouse and what they’ve built that’s made it as easy as pie for me to come in here.”

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 21, 2021

Sara Bareilles is not finding her return to “Waitress” as easy as pie.

From New York Times • Aug. 24, 2021

I go over the first hurdle, easy as pie, just like in practice.

From "A Good Kind of Trouble" by Lisa Moore Ramée