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a piece of cakesomething that is very easy to do or accomplish

Part of speech: NOUN

Definition: something that is very easy to do or accomplish

Pronunciation (IPA): /ə piːs əv keɪk/

Example Sentences

  • Learning to ride a bike was a piece of cake for the five-year-old genius.
  • She said the job interview would be a piece of cake, but she forgot to wear pants.
  • Cooking dinner for 20 people? That's a piece of cake when you have instant noodles!

a piece of cake

NOUN

[/ə piːs əv keɪk/]

something that is very easy to do or accomplish

a confident 7-year-old child effortlessly flips a pancake in a pan with a big smile. The pancake lands perfectly in the center of the pan without any mess or difficulty. The child's parent watches nearby with a proud expression, clapping hands in celebration. Other family members in the background cheer and point at the successful flip.  something that is very easy to do or accomplish
💡 Concept

a confident 7-year-old child effortlessly flips a pancake in a pan with a big smile. The pancake lands perfectly in the center of the pan without any mess or difficulty. The child's parent watches nearby with a proud expression, clapping hands in celebration. Other family members in the background cheer and point at the successful flip. something that is very easy to do or accomplish

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🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/ə piːs əv keɪk/
🇬🇧 UK/ə piːs əv keɪk/

🌳Etymology

🎵Rhyme

takemakebreakwake
take
make
break
wake

🔗Collocations

be a piece of cake
find it a piece of cake
make it look like a piece of cake
thought it would be a piece of cake
turned out to be a piece of cake

📝Examples

😄 Fun example

Learning to ride a bike was a piece of cake for the five-year-old genius.

😄 Fun example

She said the job interview would be a piece of cake, but she forgot to wear pants.

😄 Fun example

Cooking dinner for 20 people? That's a piece of cake when you have instant noodles!

The final exam was supposed to be a piece of cake, so I didn't study at all.

📚Related Words

Synonyms

easy as pieno sweatchild's playwalk in the parkeffortless

Antonyms

uphill battletough nut to crackhard as nails

Related

simpleeffortlessstraightforwardmanageablebreeze

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