Ser coser y cantar

to be a piece of cake; **to be a piece of cake**; **to be a breeze**; **to be child's play**; **to be easy as pie**; **to be a walk in the park**

Ser coser y cantar means to be very easy, to be a piece of cake, to be child's play, or to be a breeze.

It is used to describe something that requires little effort or presents practically no difficulty.

• a task is extremely easy
• something can be done without difficulty
• a problem turns out to be much simpler than expected
• someone wants to reassure another person that something will be easy

The expression is based on a simple traditional image.

Sewing was considered a routine, repetitive domestic task, while singing represented something pleasant and effortless.

To say that something is as easy as sewing and singing therefore means that it can be accomplished almost without thinking.

The two activities also rhyme, giving the expression a memorable rhythm that helped it become established in popular speech.

The expression is often used in the structure:

Es coser y cantar.

It can also appear with other verbs:

Será coser y cantar.

Parecía coser y cantar.

It is frequently used when a task initially appears difficult but turns out to be surprisingly simple.

Spanish has an unusually rich collection of expressions meaning "it's easy":

• Ser coser y cantar → to be a piece of cake.
• Ser pan comido → to be a piece of cake.
• Estar chupado → to be dead easy.
• Estar tirado → to be dirt easy.
• No tener misterio → to be no big deal.

Among them, ser coser y cantar is particularly elegant because it turns an ordinary domestic activity into an image of effortless competence.

Do not translate the expression literally.

English speakers would not normally say:

It's sewing and singing.

Instead, use expressions such as:

• It's a piece of cake.
• It's a breeze.
• It's a walk in the park.
• It's child's play.

A piece of cake is probably the closest everyday equivalent.