A piece of cake

... A piece of cake A 38-year-old shunter at Cricklewood railway sidings was charged at Hendon on Thursday with unlawful possession of a portion of Dundee cake, worth Ss. He was David Clark Robertson. of New Southgate. Police said they found the cake at his ...

Published: Thursday 10 February 1949
Newspaper: Hampstead News
County: London, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 444 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

HIE JAP IS A PIECE OF CAKE

... said, were ♦he most Important things the whole lot. especially they were practically cut oil from the outride world JAPS—EASY CAKE After dealing with the position of he Germans, the writer says: Once go don't think Johnny Jap will r ep his end up very ...

R.A.F. Slang

... even more authoritative than ordinary gen. A wad should not be confused With a piece of cake. A wad is a bun, but a piece of cake is something which is easy to do, a walk-over. A trying or difficult job is a binding job, or a ...

Published: Tuesday 01 April 1941
Newspaper: Lynn News & County Press
County: Norfolk, England
Type: Article | Words: 211 | Page: 9 | Tags: none

RAID ON FRANCE

... all went smoothly. When asked if he could put the parachutists down on that spot, an R.A.F. officer had said, “It’s a piece of cake”; and so it ...

Published: Monday 02 March 1942
Newspaper: Birmingham Mail
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: | Words: 147 | Page: 2 | Tags: none

Para-Phrases

... the expressive phrases in their vocabulary:— Umbrella man: Parachutist. Umbrella; Canopy of a parachute. Piece of duff: Easy. Piece of cake: Easy. Slap happy; Reckless. Dim as a N.A.A.F.I. candle: Slow thinker. Jankers: Collecting and ...

Published: Tuesday 31 March 1942
Newspaper: Coventry Evening Telegraph
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: | Words: 137 | Page: 6 | Tags: none

THIS WORLD OF OURS

... even more authoritative than ord nary gen. A wad should not be confused with piece of cake. A wad is a bun, but a piece of cake is something which is easy to do, a walk-over. A trying or difficult job is a binding job, or a ...

Tara'-phrases

... of the moresive phrases in their vocabulary: Umbrella Man: Parachutist. Umbrella: CanoPy of a Parachute. Piece of dug: Easy. Piece of cake: Easy. Jimmy: Extremely fortunate. Roman Candle landing: Any bad landing. Gone for a Burton: Hurt. ...

Published: Saturday 13 June 1942
Newspaper: Leicester Chronicle
County: Leicestershire, England
Type: | Words: 192 | Page: 11 | Tags: none

“ PARA —PHRASES

... of the expressive phrases in their vocabulary; Umbrella man. parachutist: umbrella, canopy of parachute; piece of duff, easy; piece of cake, easy; jammy, extremely fortunate; Roman candle, landing. any bad landing; gone for a Burton, hurt; ...

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... It's a piece of Cake That's a phrase they have in the R.A.F. —and what an apt one—when everything works out according to plan— when everyone's satisfied. For what is more satisfying than a piece of cake? Made from wholesome ingredients, ...

Published: Thursday 20 May 1943
Newspaper: Nottingham Evening Post
County: Nottinghamshire, England
Type: Advertisement | Words: 564 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

cake

... appear to lake things terribly easy. But you can bet your life his mind is working fast, so that when he arrives at his desk he puts down his story non-stopl just like a piece of cake,' in fact. For easy reading is not always easy writing. ...

Published: Wednesday 02 June 1943
Newspaper: Good Morning
County: London, England
Type: | Words: 233 | Page: 2 | Tags: none

SIMPKINS ARE SOLE DISTRIBUTORS FOR THE FOLLOWING PUBLICATIONS

... gift book. S)/I van Press Brave New Cooking. By Katalin Frank. Hlustrated. Bumpy’s Holiday. By Biro. It’'s a Piece of Cake : R.A.F. Slang made Easy. By S/Ldr. C. H. Ward-Jackson. Drawings by F/O David Langdon. Jungletown Tales. By C. Nelson. Drawings by ...

Published: Thursday 22 July 1943
Newspaper: Bookseller
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 199 | Page: 137 | Tags: none