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

I had plenty of context clues to help my young mind sort it all out, but easy as pie was a great visual for me and such an apt cliche.

From Salon • Dec. 19, 2024

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

Once you crack the profit code for delivering hot pizzas in the Arctic, where blocks of cheese arrive on nuclear icebreakers, expanding into more hospitable climes like Britain and Nigeria is as easy as pie.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 20, 2019

She’s got a good fifteen pounds on our squad’s heaviest flyer, so working out with her makes lifting those chicks easy as pie.

From "Odd One Out" by Nic Stone