a piece of cake

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piece of cake

A very easy task or accomplishment. I thought I was going to fail the test, but it turned out to be a piece of cake!

a piece of cake

COMMON If something is a piece of cake, it is very easy to do. If it's quiet, the job's a piece of cake. Her family have 11 children, so looking after 4 will be a piece of cake for her.

See also: cake, of, piece

Collins COBUILD Idioms Dictionary, 3rd ed. © HarperCollins Publishers 2012

a piece of cake

something easily achieved. informal

See also: cake, of, piece

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a piece of ˈcake

(informal) (British English also a piece of ˈpiss taboo, slang) (of a task, etc.) very easy to do: After climbing mountains in the Swiss Alps, going up English hills is a piece of cake. ♢ Taking photos should be a piece of cake with the new camera I’ve got. OPPOSITE: a tall order

See also: cake, of, piece

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