"Easy as pie." "That's a piece of cake."
Where did this saying come from?
2006-08-19 07:02:07 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Languages
have u ever found it difficult 2 eat pie?
2006-08-19 07:09:31 · answer #1 · answered by ? 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Pie was a slang expression used in the US back in the 1890's when it mean something that was easy, a cinch and hence the expression (nothing to do with baked food products).
"Piece of Cake" first appeared in a book by OIgden Nash in 1936... "her picture's in the papers now, and life's a piece of cake". It was picked up on by British airmen during the Second World War who would describe bombing raids as a 'piece of cake'.
2006-08-19 14:13:55 · answer #2 · answered by Trevor 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Could be that the "eating" aspect was dropped, cause eating pie and eating cake come easily for me. That's for sure.
The original sayings may have been "easy as eating pie" or "That's as easy as eating a piece of cake."
Just guessing.
2006-08-19 14:15:33 · answer #3 · answered by Lemon Pledge 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
easy as eating a pie
2006-08-19 14:08:18 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Perhaps they meant it was easy/ enjoyable to eat, not make.
2006-08-19 14:07:22 · answer #5 · answered by legallyblond2day 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Good question. Can't wait for the answer.
2006-08-19 14:20:17 · answer #6 · answered by Mark F 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
um........idk...man i thought you were talking about the mathimatical pie.....
2006-08-19 14:07:40 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋