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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“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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