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piece of cake

noun
/ˈpiːsə(v)ˈkeɪk/

Etymology

Attested since 1936, originally in American English. Possibly from cakewalk, or the notion of facility that derives from many cakes having agreeable tastes, and hence being ‘easy’ to consume. Compare French être du gâteau (literally “to be a cake”), être de la tarte (literally “to be a pie”), both meaning "to be easy, to be a piece of cake".

  1. derived from être du gâteau — “to be a cake”

Definitions

  1. A job, task or other activity that is pleasant or, by extension, easy or simple.

    • Sure, no problem. It'll be a piece of cake.
    • Dennis's enthusiasm was difficult for Ryan to manage, but Javier's angsty Victorian-era man-pain is a piece of cake.

  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically

    Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see piece, cake.

The neighborhood

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA