piece of cake
Effortless task, idiomatically
Something that is a piece of cake is very easy to accomplish: The exam was a piece of cake.
The idiom suggests something as effortless and pleasant as eating dessert.
Often used after the fact to downplay difficulty: Once you get the hang of it, it's a piece of cake.
Requiring minimal effort
- effortlessRequiring no strain
- simpleFree of complexity
- breezeLight, gentle air movement
- cinchGuaranteed easy thing
snap · cakewalk · walkover · doddle · pushover · child's play · no sweat · straightforward
easy
Requiring minimal effort
- effortlessRequiring no strain
- simpleFree of complexity
- breezeLight, gentle air movement
cinch · snap · cakewalk · walkover · doddle · pushover · child's play · no sweat · straightforward · uncomplicated
slice
Portion cut off
- frostingSweet cake covering
- icingSweet cake covering
- buttercreamWhipped sugar-fat frosting
sponge · layer · chocolate · vanilla · strawberry · fondant · ganache · glaze · birthday · celebration
- Braggingbrag, gloat, show off, flex, swagger
- clichescliche, platitude, bromide, tired phrase, worn phrase
- common sayingsproverbs, idioms, cliches, maxims, adages
- Easy Thingseasy, simple, easy peasy, easy-peasy, easy as pie
- food idiomsbread winner, low-hanging fruit, cool as a cucumber, bad egg, apples and oranges
- idiomstime flies, hit the sack, seize the day, ring a bell, break a leg
piece of cakenightmare
Frightening dream causing wakefulness
uphill battle · tall order · hard nut to crack · tough nut to crack · bear
piece, cake, pieces, masterpiece, centerpiece, piecing, pieced, piecemeal, eyepiece