a piece of cake
noun phrase
informal
: something that is easy to do
"How was the test?" "It was a piece of cake."
Examples of a piece of cake in a Sentence
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Included in the stay is a daily roundtrip shuttle which makes the commute a piece of cake.
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Marykate Boylan, Town & Country, 31 Aug. 2023
The piece, from Coach’s collaboration with Observed by Us, was further adorned with colorful flower appliqués (and a piece of cake patch) all over.
—Rosa Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR, 28 Aug. 2023
Assembling this stroller was a piece of cake, since the frame arrived in one piece.
—Katrina Cossey, Parents, 11 July 2023
With its large bowl, this 7-quart KitchenAid mixer is well equipped for large jobs, but small jobs are also a piece of cake.
—Rennie Dyball, Peoplemag, 9 July 2023
Compared with the military task of invading and seizing Taiwan in the first place, occupying it probably looks like a piece of cake.
—Oriana Skylar Mastro, Foreign Affairs, 3 June 2021
Getting older is a piece of cake (and a few more candles).
—Jill Gleeson, Country Living, 20 June 2023
And, believe it or not, during our testing, Bullet Train Star Andrew Koji was able to do a perfect high kick in these shorts like a piece of cake.
—Maverick Li, menshealth.com, 9 June 2023
The four-wheel design is a piece of cake to maneuver, too.
—Theresa Holland, Travel + Leisure, 26 May 2023
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Marykate Boylan, Town & Country, 31 Aug. 2023
The piece, from Coach’s collaboration with Observed by Us, was further adorned with colorful flower appliqués (and a piece of cake patch) all over.
—Rosa Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR, 28 Aug. 2023
Assembling this stroller was a piece of cake, since the frame arrived in one piece.
—Katrina Cossey, Parents, 11 July 2023
With its large bowl, this 7-quart KitchenAid mixer is well equipped for large jobs, but small jobs are also a piece of cake.
—Rennie Dyball, Peoplemag, 9 July 2023
Compared with the military task of invading and seizing Taiwan in the first place, occupying it probably looks like a piece of cake.
—Oriana Skylar Mastro, Foreign Affairs, 3 June 2021
Getting older is a piece of cake (and a few more candles).
—Jill Gleeson, Country Living, 20 June 2023
And, believe it or not, during our testing, Bullet Train Star Andrew Koji was able to do a perfect high kick in these shorts like a piece of cake.
—Maverick Li, menshealth.com, 9 June 2023
The four-wheel design is a piece of cake to maneuver, too.
—Theresa Holland, Travel + Leisure, 26 May 2023
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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 26 Sep. 2023.
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