a piece of cake

a piece of cake — idiom

1. used to say that a task takes almost no effort, often because the speaker has th

1.慣用語B2
釋義

used to say that a task takes almost no effort, often because the speaker has the right skill or because the work turns out far less demanding than expected.

例句

For a chef like Marco, chopping ten onions in two minutes was a piece of cake.

subject + be + a piece of cake (predicate idiom)

Mia was nervous about the driving test, but the parallel parking turned out to be a piece of cake.

turn out + to be + a piece of cake

同義詞
  • a breeze

    very informal; same meaning, often used by younger speakers

  • child's play

    stresses that even a child could do it; often slightly dismissive

  • a cinch

    informal American English; emphasizes a guaranteed easy result

  • easy as pie

    informal; interchangeable in friendly conversation

反義詞

文法句型

[task] + be + a piece of cake

用法筆記

Almost always used as a predicate after the verb 'be' (or 'feel like', 'seem'). Very rarely modifies a noun before it. Belongs to informal speech and friendly writing; avoid in formal reports.

常見錯誤

❌I did a piece of cake job today.
✅The job was a piece of cake today.
💡the idiom is a predicate noun phrase, not a modifier before another noun.
❌The exam ate a piece of cake.
✅The exam was a piece of cake.
💡the idiom is not a verb phrase; pair it with 'be', 'feel like', or 'seem'.