as —— as pie

(informal)very ——

(非正式)非常…

using the camera was as easy as pie.

使用相机非常容易。

(as) nice (或 sweet) as pie

extremely pleasant or polite

极愉快（或有礼貌）的

a piece (或 slice) of the pie

a share of an amount of money or business available to be claimed or distributed

（等待领取或分配的）金钱或业务份额

orchestras have seen cultural rivals get a bigger piece of the pie.

管弦乐队发现其文化竞争对手占据了更大的一份市场份额。

pie in the sky

An empty wish or promise

空想：不能实现的愿望或诺言

“To outlaw deficits . . . is pie in the sky”(&b{Howard H. Baker, Jr.})

“消除赤字…只是空中楼阁”(&b{小霍华德H.贝克})