"piece of cake" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈpiːsə(v)ˈkeɪk/ Audio: en-us-piece of cake.ogg , En-au-piece of cake.ogg Forms: pieces of cake [plural]
Etymology: Attested since 1936, originally in American English. Possibly from cakewalk, or the notion of facility that derives from many cakes having agreeable tastes, and hence being ‘easy’ to consume. Head templates: {{en-noun|pieces of cake}} piece of cake (plural pieces of cake)
  1. (idiomatic) A job, task or other activity that is pleasant or, by extension, easy or simple. Tags: idiomatic Synonyms: breeze, cakewalk, child's play, cinch, doddle, duck soup, walk in the park, walkover, easy thing Translations (simple or easy job): بَسِيطَة (basīṭa) [feminine] (Arabic), لُقْمَة سَائِغَة (alt: luqma(t) sāʔiḡa) [feminine] (Arabic), խաղ ու պար (xaġ u par) (Armenian), bufar i fer ampolles (Catalan), 非常容易的事 (fēicháng róngyì de shì) (Chinese Mandarin), 小菜一碟 (xiǎocàiyīdié) (Chinese Mandarin), 易如反掌 (yìrúfǎnzhǎng) (Chinese Mandarin), hračka [feminine] (Czech), brnkačka [feminine] (Czech), barnemad [common-gender] (Danish), barneleg [common-gender] (Danish), eitje [neuter] (Dutch), fluitje van een cent [neuter] (Dutch), makkie [neuter] (Dutch), käkitegu (Estonian), helppo nakki (Finnish), lastenleikki (Finnish), jeu d’enfant (French), Kinderspiel [neuter] (German), Pillepalle [feminine] (German), Zuckerschlecken [neuter] (German), Spaziergang [masculine] (German), gyerekjáték (Hungarian), ekkert mál (Icelandic), barnaleikur (Icelandic), gioco da ragazzi [masculine] (Italian), cosa da niente [feminine] (Italian), come bere un bicchier d'acqua (Italian), gioco da bambini [masculine] (Italian), お茶の子 (o-cha-no ko) (alt: おちゃのこ) (Japanese), (kkeom) (Korean), kacang (Malay), barnemat [masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), barnemat [masculine] (Norwegian Nynorsk), bułka z masłem (Polish), moleza [Brazil] (Portuguese), mamão com açúcar (Portuguese), mel na chupeta (Portuguese), floare la ureche (Romanian), ма̏чјӣ ка̏шаљ [Cyrillic] (Serbo-Croatian), mȁčjī kȁšalj [Roman] (Serbo-Croatian), bufet [masculine] (Slovak), coser y cantar (Spanish), bicoca [feminine] (Spanish), pan comido (Spanish), papita pal loro [Latin-America] (Spanish), papa [Argentina, Mexico, Uruguay, feminine] (Spanish), baggis [common-gender] (Swedish), barnlek [common-gender] (Swedish), çocuk oyuncağı (Turkish), çantada keklik (Turkish)
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  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see piece, cake. Related terms: easy as pie
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          "roman": "fēicháng róngyì de shì",
          "sense": "simple or easy job",
          "word": "非常容易的事"
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          "roman": "xiǎocàiyīdié",
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          "word": "小菜一碟"
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          "roman": "yìrúfǎnzhǎng",
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          "word": "易如反掌"
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          "sense": "simple or easy job",
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          "sense": "simple or easy job",
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          "sense": "simple or easy job",
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          "sense": "simple or easy job",
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          "sense": "simple or easy job",
          "word": "helppo nakki"
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          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "simple or easy job",
          "word": "lastenleikki"
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          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "simple or easy job",
          "word": "jeu d’enfant"
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          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "simple or easy job",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "Kinderspiel"
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          "sense": "simple or easy job",
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          "word": "Pillepalle"
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          "sense": "simple or easy job",
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          "word": "Zuckerschlecken"
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          "sense": "simple or easy job",
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          "word": "Spaziergang"
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          "lang": "Hebrew",
          "note": "משחק ילדים (miskhak yeladim, literally “child's play”)",
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          "code": "hu",
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          "sense": "simple or easy job",
          "word": "gyerekjáték"
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          "code": "is",
          "lang": "Icelandic",
          "sense": "simple or easy job",
          "word": "ekkert mál"
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          "_dis1": "100 0",
          "code": "is",
          "lang": "Icelandic",
          "sense": "simple or easy job",
          "word": "barnaleikur"
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          "sense": "simple or easy job",
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          "word": "gioco da ragazzi"
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          "sense": "simple or easy job",
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          "word": "cosa da niente"
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          "sense": "simple or easy job",
          "word": "come bere un bicchier d'acqua"
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          "_dis1": "100 0",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "simple or easy job",
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          "word": "gioco da bambini"
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          "_dis1": "100 0",
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          "lang": "Japanese",
          "note": "朝飯前 (あさめしまえ, asameshimae, literally “before breakfast”)",
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          "alt": "おちゃのこ",
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          "roman": "o-cha-no ko",
          "sense": "simple or easy job",
          "word": "お茶の子"
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          "_dis1": "100 0",
          "code": "ko",
          "lang": "Korean",
          "note": "누워서 떡 먹기 (nuwoseo tteok meokgi, literally “eating rice cakes while lying down”)",
          "sense": "simple or easy job"
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          "code": "ko",
          "lang": "Korean",
          "roman": "kkeom",
          "sense": "simple or easy job",
          "word": "껌"
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          "lang": "Malay",
          "sense": "simple or easy job",
          "word": "kacang"
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          "word": "barnemat"
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          "sense": "simple or easy job",
          "word": "bułka z masłem"
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          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "simple or easy job",
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          "word": "moleza"
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          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "simple or easy job",
          "word": "mamão com açúcar"
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          "sense": "simple or easy job",
          "word": "mel na chupeta"
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          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "simple or easy job",
          "word": "floare la ureche"
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          "_dis1": "100 0",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "note": "про́ще пареной репы (próšče parenoj repy, literally “simpler than stew turnip”)",
          "sense": "simple or easy job"
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        {
          "_dis1": "100 0",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "note": "раз плю́нуть (raz pljúnutʹ, literally “just to spit once”)",
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          "_dis1": "100 0",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "note": "как два пальца обоссать (kak dva palʹca obossatʹ, literally “like to piss onto two fingers”)",
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          "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
          "sense": "simple or easy job",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "ма̏чјӣ ка̏шаљ"
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      "sense": "simple or easy job",
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      "sense": "simple or easy job",
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      "sense": "simple or easy job",
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      "tags": [
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      "sense": "simple or easy job",
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      "sense": "simple or easy job",
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      "sense": "simple or easy job",
      "word": "käkitegu"
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      "sense": "simple or easy job",
      "word": "helppo nakki"
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      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "simple or easy job",
      "word": "lastenleikki"
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    {
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      "sense": "simple or easy job",
      "word": "jeu d’enfant"
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      "sense": "simple or easy job",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "Kinderspiel"
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      "sense": "simple or easy job",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "Pillepalle"
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      "sense": "simple or easy job",
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      "sense": "simple or easy job",
      "tags": [
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      "note": "משחק ילדים (miskhak yeladim, literally “child's play”)",
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      "sense": "simple or easy job",
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      "sense": "simple or easy job",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "gioco da ragazzi"
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      "sense": "simple or easy job",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "cosa da niente"
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      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "simple or easy job",
      "word": "come bere un bicchier d'acqua"
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    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "simple or easy job",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "gioco da bambini"
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    {
      "code": "ja",
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      "note": "朝飯前 (あさめしまえ, asameshimae, literally “before breakfast”)",
      "sense": "simple or easy job"
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      "roman": "o-cha-no ko",
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      "word": "お茶の子"
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      "lang": "Korean",
      "note": "누워서 떡 먹기 (nuwoseo tteok meokgi, literally “eating rice cakes while lying down”)",
      "sense": "simple or easy job"
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      "word": "껌"
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      "code": "ms",
      "lang": "Malay",
      "sense": "simple or easy job",
      "word": "kacang"
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      "sense": "simple or easy job",
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      "word": "barnemat"
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      "code": "nn",
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      "sense": "simple or easy job",
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      "word": "barnemat"
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      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "simple or easy job",
      "word": "bułka z masłem"
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      "sense": "simple or easy job",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "moleza"
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    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "simple or easy job",
      "word": "mamão com açúcar"
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    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "simple or easy job",
      "word": "mel na chupeta"
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      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "simple or easy job",
      "word": "floare la ureche"
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      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "note": "про́ще пареной репы (próšče parenoj repy, literally “simpler than stew turnip”)",
      "sense": "simple or easy job"
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      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "note": "раз плю́нуть (raz pljúnutʹ, literally “just to spit once”)",
      "sense": "simple or easy job",
      "tags": [
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    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "note": "как два пальца обоссать (kak dva palʹca obossatʹ, literally “like to piss onto two fingers”)",
      "sense": "simple or easy job",
      "tags": [
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    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "simple or easy job",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "ма̏чјӣ ка̏шаљ"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "simple or easy job",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "mȁčjī kȁšalj"
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      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "simple or easy job",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "bufet"
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      "code": "es",
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      "sense": "simple or easy job",
      "word": "coser y cantar"
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      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "simple or easy job",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "bicoca"
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    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "simple or easy job",
      "word": "pan comido"
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      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "simple or easy job",
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      "word": "papita pal loro"
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      "sense": "simple or easy job",
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      "word": "baggis"
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      "sense": "simple or easy job",
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      "word": "barnlek"
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      "sense": "simple or easy job",
      "word": "çocuk oyuncağı"
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      "code": "tr",
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      "sense": "simple or easy job",
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