Question of the Day #563

"The rest of it should be a piece of cake. Should be, but often isn't."

From the 5th paragraph of this article at Joe.ie.

上記の文で、a piece of cakeの意味は？
In the sentence above, what does "a piece of cake" mean?

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解答

意味：
英辞郎によると、

非常に簡単な［たやすい］こと

Answer

According to Merriam-Webster:

something that is easy to do

Examples

• "How was the test?" "It was a piece of cake."
• Getting rid of him will be a piece of cake.
• Just another surveillance job, old chap. Piece of cake to somebody like you.
• `It's not exactly a stressful job is it?' `If it's quiet, it's a piece of cake. It's just a bit boring.'
• No problem. When you know what you're doing, it's a piece of cake.

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