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  • noun Used other than as an idiom: see piece,‎ cake.
  • noun idiomatic A job, task or other activity that is pleasant – or, by extension, easy or simple.

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  • noun any undertaking that is easy to do

Etymologies

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c. 1930

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  • In general usage the phrase piece of cake denotes a task that can be done easily, without much or any effort.

    February 3, 2008

  • Mmm. Cake.

    March 11, 2011