a piece of cake
noun phrase
informal
: something that is easy to do
"How was the test?" "It was a piece of cake."
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Its maze-like layout makes navigating through Ikea look like a piece of cake.
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Shafaq Patel, Axios, 22 Oct. 2024
To re-create the just-baked taste, simply warm a piece of cake in the microwave for about 10 seconds.
—Bethany Thayer, Detroit Free Press, 22 Sep. 2024
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While preventing, responding to and solving crime is both difficult and often dangerous, setting an employee’s hours and making sure supervisors signed off is a piece of cake.
—Baltimore Sun Editorial Board, Baltimore Sun, 24 Jan. 2024
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Shafaq Patel, Axios, 22 Oct. 2024
To re-create the just-baked taste, simply warm a piece of cake in the microwave for about 10 seconds.
—Bethany Thayer, Detroit Free Press, 22 Sep. 2024
Pack Best Travel Accessory Deals Great travel accessories can turn the inconveniences of a trip into a piece of cake.
—Neha Tandon, Travel + Leisure, 19 July 2024
While preventing, responding to and solving crime is both difficult and often dangerous, setting an employee’s hours and making sure supervisors signed off is a piece of cake.
—Baltimore Sun Editorial Board, Baltimore Sun, 24 Jan. 2024
See all Example Sentences for a piece of cake
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“A piece of cake.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/a%20piece%20of%20cake. Accessed 8 Nov. 2024.
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