Bułka z masłem

Meaning: Something very easy; a piece of cake.

Language: Polish

Literally: A roll with butter

Category: Food & Drink

Origin: Nothing is simpler than buttering a soft bread roll — the Polish kitchen's answer to the English 'piece of cake'.

More idioms — Food & Drink

• Se faire rouler dans la farine — To be conned or deceived.
• Avoir le melon — To be bigheaded and conceited.
• To have egg on your face — To look foolish or embarrassed.
• Da haben wir den Salat — Now we've got a fine mess.
• Den Löffel abgeben — To die.
• Ins Fettnäpfchen treten — To commit an embarrassing social blunder.

More Polish idioms

• Wiercić komuś dziurę w brzuchu — To nag someone relentlessly.
• Czuć do kogoś miętę — To have a crush on someone.
• Być nie w sosie — To be in a bad mood.
• Robić kogoś w konia — To make a fool of or trick someone.
• Mieć węża w kieszeni — To be very stingy.
• Wyjść jak Zabłocki na mydle — To lose out badly on a deal.

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