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piece of cake

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  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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“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

But from Thames Verlet drove straight to Marsden Wharf, where he visited the Rainbow Warrior, ate a piece of cake, and ascertained the schedule for the evening.

From Slate • Jul. 22, 2025

Owning these harlequins should be a piece of cake, and the woman who spent most of her career sticking it to abusive husbands and predatory bankers could be just the man to get things moving.

From Salon • Jul. 24, 2024

The soldier’s eyes flit to the remaining piece of cake and then away.

From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr

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