Is a piece of cake a metaphor?

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Something that’s a piece of cake is as easy as eating a delicious piece of cake would be. The Americanism cakewalk, used to mean “something easy,” came first, in the 1860’s — piece of cake wasn’t used until around 1936. Both cake and pie have a long history in the United States as metaphors for things that come easily.

Is a piece of cake an idiom or metaphor?

idiom

A piece of cake is an American idiom with roots in the Old South. An idiom is a word, group of words or phrase that has a figurative meaning that is not easily deduced from its literal definition. We will examine the definition of a piece of cake, where it came from and some examples of its use in sentences.

What are examples of metaphors?





Common metaphor examples

  • Life is a highway.
  • Her eyes were diamonds.
  • He is a shining star.
  • The snow is a white blanket.
  • She is an early bird.

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