cakewalk
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3.6
- noun
- /ˈkeɪkˌwɔk/
- Informal
:
pan comido
- On paper, given Obama's record, this election should be a cakewalk for the Republicans.
Now this, you know, makes that into a cakewalk.
- Now this, you know, makes that into a cakewalk.
Examples
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This isn't gonna be a cakewalk here.
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In no way am I suggesting that the rest of the season will be a cakewalk.
Blog text (12) -
This must be a cakewalk for you.
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This was a cakewalk, right?
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This is a cakewalk, Jake.
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This is gonna be a cakewalk compared to Iraq.
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I'm not saying that every day is a cakewalk, but it's working.
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Apparently, Afghanistan is a cakewalk compared to dealing with my kids.
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Everyone assumed the election would be a cakewalk for incumbent President Mahinda Rajapaksa.
Academic text (2011) -
Completing the assignment in just one hour was a real cakewalk for her.
Synonyms
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1.0
Something very easy to do
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2.1
An easy thing to do
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1.0
An easy task that needs little effort
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3.4
Easy tasks that give quick results
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3.4
An easy task that you can do without much effort
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1.3
A very easy task that needs little effort
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7.8
An easy task that needs little effort
A competition or test that is very easy to pass
Antonyms
How Easy
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Cakewalk comes from a dance contest where people walked proudly to try 'to win a cake', and the name is simply cake + walk. So, cakewalk came to mean 'an easy task'.