In the following questions a statement has been given with highlighted text. Select the options that can replace the text with correct idiom or phrase.
The trainee performed the task with extreme ease.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct idiom to replace the highlighted text is a piece of cake.
The idiom "a piece of cake" means something that is very easy to do. It is often used to describe a task that someone has completed with little effort.
Here is an example of how the idiom can be used in a sentence:
The trainee performed the task with extreme ease. It was a piece of cake for her.
The other options are not correct replacements for the highlighted text.
- At the eleventh hour means at the last possible moment.
- Call it a day means to stop working for the day.
- Swan song means the last performance of a singer or actor.