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Piece of cakeMeaningA straightforward task that can easily be accomplished. OriginThis phrase is of American origin. At least, the earliest citation of it that I can find is from the American poet and humorist Ogden Nash's Primrose Path, 1936:
The choice of cake or pie as a symbol of ease and pleasantry is well represented in the language. Other phrases along the same lines include 'as easy as pie', 'a cake-walk', 'that takes the cake/biscuit'. See other phrases that were coined in the USA. Phrasefinder is also on
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