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Introduction
Cake is that sweet, baked dessert we often serve at birthday celebrations. There are some phrases with the word ‘cake’. Learn some of them here with Georgie.
Phrases with 'cake'
a piece of cake
very easy
- I spent hours studying, so that exam was a piece of cake.
have your cake and eat it too
want to have or do two things when it’s impossible
- She wants to be in a monogamous relationship and date multiple people, but she can’t have her cake and eat it too.
a slice of the cake
a share of something valuable like money, often profits
- Her business partner wants an equal slice of the cake, but he does half of the work that she does.
the icing on the cake
the thing that makes a good situation even better, or a bad situation even worse
- My first train was cancelled so I had to walk in the rain, but being locked out of my house was really the icing on the cake.
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Georgie
Learning English is a piece of cake, don't you think? Here are four phrases with 'cake'.
If something is a piece of cake, it's very easy to do!
Fixing the bike was a piece of cake once I found the right tools.
You can't have your cake and eat it too! That means sometimes it's impossible to have or do two things, and you have to choose.
He wants to spend all his money on holidays and save for a house, but he can't have his cake and eat it too.
A slice of the cake means a share of something valuable like money – often profits.
The company made huge profits, so the workers are hoping for a slice of the cake.
If something is the icing on the cake, it makes a good situation even better, or a bad situation even worse.
It was great to see an old friend, but the sunny weather was the icing on the cake.
We love that you're watching our videos, but it would be the icing on the cake if you practised.
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