Definitions
Etymologies
- c. 1930 (Wiktionary)
Examples
“That was a piece of cake next to guns and gangs and sexually transmitted diseases, not to mention the things parents had to be concerned about: pedophiles on the Web, designer drugs like ecstasy, school shootings, anorexia, bulimia, self-mutilation, the ozone layer, superbacteria.”
“She refused a drink, but jumped at the proposal of a cup of tea and a piece of cake before the fire; I poured myself out a whisky and put on a few records on the gramophone to allow her to keep quiet.”
“But just in time for a little popsy, and if she was wide-eyed enough to believe she could make it in the movies, it ought to be a piece of cake getting her up to my room.”
“At this point his ’phone call came through and Sergeant Hobbs took us back to the drawing-room, where old Mrs. Seabrook gave us a piece of cake and got Christina to pick up a stitch in her knitting because she herself could not see it very well.”
“When Siv returned, she quite often would find some tomatoes or fruit, a bar of homemade olive soap, or a piece of cake on the kitchen table, gifts the women of the village had brought for Nonna Anna.”
“IN THE YEAR after my encounter with the stalking black bear in the Grand Tetons, I selected three climbing projects that would come to occupy my entire recreational focus: I would climb all of the Colorado fourteeners; I would climb all of them solo in winter something that had never been done before; and I would ascend to the highest point in every state in the U.S. In late June 1997, I started my job at Intel, which seemed like a piece of cake compared to being hunted by a winter-thin bear.”
Lists
These user-created lists contain the word ‘piece of cake’.
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UK - slang
fanny, nick, mufti, siphon, mug, smashing, butcher, stick up, knocker, porridge, tit, punter and 208 more...
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Let them eat cake.
cake, cakes, Cake, bundt cake, pancake, cheesecake, yellowcake uranium, urinal cake, pound cake, birthday cake, wedding cake, sponge cake and 62 more...
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Things from my memory
nigger baby, mexican jumping bean, puddle jumper, mood ring, pet rock, cat scratch fever, taxman, hippie, vaseline, argyrol, mercurchrome, methiolade and 655 more...
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Global Simplicity Advisory
How easy is it?
Most list entries are taken from the incomparable www.omniglot.com.as easy as pie, as easy as fallin..., as easy as abc, as easy as 123, like shooting fis..., piece of cake, like taking candy..., a doddle, child's play, not exactly rocke..., doesn't take a br..., it's not rocket s... and 21 more...
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Inspiration Collection
piece of cake, firewater, sweetbrier, artesian, artisan, plenty, figurehead, incendiary, vignette, few, minimalism, NO and 40 more...
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To Eat, Or Not To Eat?
pie-dog, piebald, pie chart, piece of cake, piecemeal, nut and bolt, wingnut, beebread, toe jam, butterfly, Luxemburger, pi and 22 more...
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Triads 3
Three word phrases with a certain rhythm or impact. See also Triads and Triads 2.
as you wish, make my day, fire when ready, spill the beans, call the shots, excuse my french, piece of cake, be my guest, too much information, don't go there, i love you, handle with care and 54 more...
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ruzuzu Mmm. Cake. Mar 11, 2011
treeseed In general usage the phrase piece of cake denotes a task that can be done easily, without much or any effort. Feb 3, 2008