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piece of cake

piece of cake {adj.}, {slang}

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The final exam was a piece of cake.

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piece

[piece] See: [BY THE PIECE], [CONVERSATION PIECE], [GIVE A PIECE OF ONE'S MIND], [GO TO PIECES], [OF A PIECE], [PIECE OF CAKE], [SAY ONE'S PIECE] or [SPEAK ONE'S PIECE], [TO […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

it's a cinch

[it's a cinch] {informal sentence} It is very easy. * /"What about the final exam?" Fred asked. "It was a cinch" Sam answered./ Compare: [PIECE OF CAKE]. A Dictionary of American Idioms

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[take the cake] {v. phr.}, {slang} 1. To take the first prize; be the best; rank first. * /Mr. Jones takes the cake as a storyteller./ 2. To be the […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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[nothing to it] {adj. phr.} Presenting no serious challenge; easily accomplished. * /Once you learn how to tread water, swimming is really easy; there is nothing to it./ Compare: [EASY […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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