Cake Idioms and What They Mean
Cake idioms use sweet and tasty ideas to talk about life, actions, and feelings. These expressions help make language more fun and colorful. Here are 11 idioms about cake, sugar, and sweets—what they mean and how to use them in everyday English.
A piece of cake
Something that is very easy to do.
Have your cake and eat it too
To want two good things at the same time, even when it’s not possible.
The icing on the cake
Something extra that makes a good thing even better.
That takes the cake
Something surprising, often in a bad or silly way.
As easy as pie
Very easy to do (similar to “a piece of cake”).
Sell like hotcakes
To sell very quickly because many people want it.
Cakewalk
Something that is very easy to do.
A slice of the cake
A part of something, usually money, success, or a reward.
Cup of sugar
A friendly way to talk about asking for help or borrowing something, like from a neighbor.
Sugarcoat
To make something sound better or nicer than it really is.
Sweeten the deal
To make an offer better so someone agrees.
