Idiom
piece of cake
Meanings
Something that is very easy to do or understand.
Definition
A piece of cake means something that is very easy to do.
If something is a piece of cake, it is simple and requires little effort or skill. People use this idiom to show confidence that a task will be easy. It is often said after finishing something quickly or when comparing difficulty levels.
Examples
- The test was a piece of cake for her.
- Don’t worry—setting up this app is a piece of cake.
- Once you learn the basics, the rest is a piece of cake.
- He said the interview would be a piece of cake.
- For an experienced driver, parallel parking is a piece of cake.
More at B1 level
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