Meaning of A PIECE OF CAKE – In a Sentence

Learning a number of English idioms can make your English sound more natural and conversational. Idioms also add colour to your language and help you to be more fluent.

In this video we examine the common idiom: “The Meaning of “A PIECE OF CAKE” and give examples of A PIECE OF CAKE in a sentence.

Here is a transcript of the video:

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The Meaning of “A PIECE OF CAKE”

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Definition of:
a piece of cake

an easy task,
something that is easy to do

Before we look at some illustrated sentence examples, a quick reminder . . .

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The picture shows a man walking up a mountain.

Sentence example: He was very athletic, so for him, ski touring was a piece of cake.

Note: Ski touring refers to skiing across open country, skiing downhill, or walking uphill on skis.

In the next example, see how the idiom “piece of cake” can be used to refer to something not easy.

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The picture shows soldiers on an assault course.

Sentence example: The assault course was certainly no piece of cake!

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The picture shows a young woman studying the Chinese language, surrounded by flash cards.

Sentence example: After trying to learn Chinese, English was a piece of cake.

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So the next time you want to say that something is easy to do, you can use the informal expression:

“it’s a piece of cake”

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If you are interested in the meaning of A PIECE OF CAKE, be sure to check another common idiom:
Once in a Blue Moon – Meaning With Sentence Examples

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