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

If you have $2 million in investments, affording a $1 million home would be a piece of cake.

From MarketWatch ● May 11, 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

“This is the kind of place where you go to the polls and the workers will have a cookie or a piece of cake for you,” he said.

From BBC ● Oct. 17, 2024

“You wagered a ham sandwich against a piece of cake? Boy, you know how much that meat is worth?”

From "The Parker Inheritance" by Varian Johnson

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