IdiomFood & Drink
Polish
PolishBułka z masłem
Meaning: Something very easy; a piece of cake.
Literally: A roll with butter
Example: “Ten test z matematyki to była bułka z masłem.” — That math test was a piece of cake.
English equivalent: A piece of cake
Other ways to say this
Spanish: Ser pan comido Literally: To be eaten bread
Korean: 식은 죽 먹기 (Sigeun juk meokgi) Literally: Eating cold porridge
French: Les doigts dans le nez Literally: Fingers in the nose
Japanese: 朝飯前 (Asameshi mae) Literally: Before breakfast- Korean: 누워서 떡 먹기 (nuwoseo tteok meokgi) Literally: Eating rice cake lying down
- Spanish: en dos patadas Literally: In two kicks
- Polish: prosty jak drut Literally: Straight as wire
English: a piece of cake- French: C'est du nanan Literally: It's nanan
- English: with one hand tied behind one's back
Origin: A roll with butter is the simplest thing in the world to make and to eat. Polish Wiktionary records the figurative sense, something easy, alongside a joking third sense of a comfortable life. It is the Polish counterpart of English "a piece of cake," and no first use is documented.
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