cake walk
No sweat, really
A cakewalk is something easily accomplished, requiring minimal effort: The exam was a cakewalk.
The term comes from a 19th-century dance competition where couples promenaded and the most graceful won a cake as prize—hence something so easy you could win just by walking.
Also spelled as two words.
Light, gentle air movement
- cinchGuaranteed easy thing
- pushoverEasily defeated opponent
- snapSudden sharp sound
- doddleEffortless task
picnic · walkover · no-brainer · child's play · effortless · simple · easy · smooth
Leisurely public stroll
- strutProud, showy gait
- marchRhythmic group walk
- paradeCeremonial public procession
- processionFormal moving line
couples · partner · ballroom · steppers · high-stepping · grand march · ragtime · minstrel
Struggle for supremacy
- contestOrganized competitive event
- winnerOne who prevails
- ribbonSlender ornamental strip
- carnivalTraveling amusement attraction
fairground · booth · raffle · fundraiser · bake sale · charity · prize wheel · tickets
breeze
Light, gentle air movement
doddle · picnic · walkover · no-brainer · child's play · effortless · simple · easy · smooth · unchallenged
promenade
Leisurely public stroll
procession · couples · partner · ballroom · steppers · high-stepping · grand march · ragtime · minstrel · plantation
competition
Struggle for supremacy
carnival · fairground · booth · raffle · fundraiser · bake sale · charity · prize wheel · tickets
- county fairferris wheel, cotton candy, carousel, corn dogs, midway
- fairbooth, stall, stalls, rides, games
- food idiomsbread winner, low-hanging fruit, cool as a cucumber, bad egg, apples and oranges
- village fetetombola, raffle, coconut shy, hook a duck, hoopla
- festivalsfestival, festivals, carnival, carnivals, Carnival
- Partner Danceswaltz, tango, foxtrot, quickstep, rumba
cake walkordeal
Difficult, painful experience
nightmare · uphill battle · struggle · herculean task · trial
cake walkdogfight
Close combat between aircraft
nail-biter · battle royal · toss-up · photo finish · slugfest