English Expressions – A piece of cake

Kumusta!

(that’s “hello” in Tagalog).

Yes, it’s time to learn another common English expression. This expression is used a lot by native speakers, so it’s important to know what it means!

A piece of cake

“A piece of cake” means “easy”.

There are different opinions about the origin of “a piece of cake“. Many people think it started in the 1870’s when women made cakes to win competitions.

Examples

“I have studied a lot of geography so the exam should be a piece of cake”

“That was a piece of cake! It’s so easy to make pasta, I can show you”

“25/5 is 5! This math is a piece of cake”

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