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Anonymous Posted 20 years ago
Grammar

CAKE-WALK

Hi, I would like to know the meaning of this "Cake-walk" that I have sometimes found on some paragraphs and meaning like something ridiculuous ...
Thanks, Jo.
  

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It means something that is very easy.

  • It means something that is very easy.
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It means something that is very easy.
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The only "cake-walk" I know of is the dance called the http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cakewalk. That article from Wikipedia also mentions:

"The term 'cakewalk' is often used to indicate something that is very easy or effortless. Though the dance itself could be physically demanding, it was generally considere
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According to the dictionary:...

Noun:
1. (informal) an absurdly or surprisingly easy task, e.g. "Winning the game won't be a cakewalk."

2. a strutting dance popular at the end of the 19th century, developed from a black-American contest in graceful walking that had a cake as a prize.

Verb: [ intrans. ]
1. (informal) achieve or win something easily, e.g. "He c

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