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

Yet it was rather telling that Howe later referred to that bruising window as a "piece of cake" compared to these past few months.

From BBC ● Sep. 2, 2025

Meggie almost choked on the piece of cake she had just put in her mouth, but Fenoglio went on calmly.

From "Inkheart" by Cornelia Funke

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