easy as pie

Idioms and Phrases

Also, easy as falling or rolling off a log . Capable of being accomplished with no difficulty, as in This crossword puzzle is easy as pie . The first term presumably alludes to consuming pie (since making pie requires both effort and expertise). The variants most likely allude to standing on a log that is moving downstream, a feat in which falling off is a lot easier than remaining upright. Mark Twain had it in A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court (1889): “I could do it as easy as rolling off a log.” The first colloquial term dates from the early 1900s, the colloquial variants from the 1830s. For a synonym, see piece of cake .

Example Sentences

That little box you type in is still, as far as Apple is concerned, a URL field, and it’s thoughtfully given you the “URL keyboard”—the one with the period right there next to the space bar, so when you want to type “www.askjeeves.com/search” or whatever, it’s easy as pie.

From Slate

It's been f**king easy as pie for me.

From Salon

Washington makes voting easy as pie.

From Seattle Times

No need for any fussing over making sure it's completely smooth — it's as easy as pie.

From Salon

It used to be that you were assigned a polling place — a rec center, a school, a neighbor’s garage — and you knew just what you were supposed to do, easy as pie, but now it’s so confusing.

From Los Angeles Times