piece of cake

Idioms  

1. Something easily accomplished, as in I had no trouble finding your house—a piece of cake. This expression originated in the Royal Air Force in the late 1930s for an easy mission, and the precise reference is as mysterious as that of the simile easy as pie. Possibly it evokes the easy accomplishment of swallowing a slice of sweet dessert.

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piece of cake

This last show, all I wanted was a giant piece of cake.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 22, 2026

“One day when I’m 40, I’ll be able to say, ‘That was a piece of cake.’

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 15, 2025

So, sure, getting to $400 billion should be a piece of cake.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 7, 2025

“It’s kind of like if you have a nice piece of cake and they bring it to us on a plate, we’re going to eat the cake,” Sanei said.

From Salon ● Mar. 7, 2025

If it was Tommy, she’d be asking him how university’s treating him, offering him a Coke or a piece of cake.

From "I Am the Messenger" by Markus Zusak

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