a piece of cake

a piece of cake
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1) легкое дело, сущие пустяки; ≈ плёвое дело

A piece of cake. He had it all the way. (E. O'Connor, ‘All in the Family’, ch. IV) — Чарлзу не составило труда победить на выборах на пост губернатора. Дело было совсем простое.

The ride in, that was easy, a piece of cake. But now the road was gone... Earth and air - all was snow. (T. Capote, ‘In Cold Blood’, part III) — Поездка верхом обычно не представляла трудностей - сущие пустяки. Но сейчас дороги не было видно. Кругом только снег - и на земле и в воздухе.

It was a piece of cake, getting out of here. Not even a guard on the canal. (B. Davidson, ‘The Andrassy Affair’, part I, ch. 12) — Мы без всякого труда выбрались отсюда. У канала не было даже часового.

2) блестящая возможность

This Minerva woman just came in and helped herself to a piece of cake. She saw a good eligible male that she could grab by the use of a little applied psychology. (E. S. Gardner, ‘Bedrooms Have Windows’, ch. 11) — Эта женщина, Минерва, вошла и сразу нацелилась на лакомый кусок. Не преминула заметить подходящего жениха, которого можно заполучить, воспользовавшись знанием мужской психологии.


Большой англо-русский фразеологический словарь. - М.: «Русский язык-Медиа».. 2006.

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