# slam dunk

idiom

Source: https://englishreference.com/idiom/slam-dunk
Updated: 2026-08-10

## Meaning

A task expected to present no difficulty, a piece of cake.

## Examples

- This test is a slam dunk for her.
- With his experience, getting this job should be a slam dunk.
- Given the overwhelming evidence and the witness testimony, the prosecutor treated the case as a slam dunk, only to be blindsided by a last-minute alibi.

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