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piece of cake

idiom

A job, task or other activity that is pleasant or, by extension, easy or simple.


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  1. 01

    cake and gingerbread

    An easy or pleasant task or experience; a piece of cake.

  2. 02

    cake crumbs

    Hardly anything.

  3. 03

    cake walk

    Something extremely easy.

  4. 04

    chess piece

    A person being manipulated by another, being used to some end.

  5. 05

    eat one's cake and have it too

    Alternative form of have one's cake and eat it too.

  6. 06

    Give and take

    [Cockney slang]cake

  7. 07

    give someone a piece of one's mind

    To express one's opinion strongly; to voice one's disagreement or dissatisfaction, especially with another person; to scold or rebuke someone.

  8. 08

    have one's cake and eat it too

    To benefit by having two things which are mutually incompatible (such as eating a piece of cake and yet still possessing that piece for future use).

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