A war might be launched without legitimacy, but its human and financial costs will be much more readily questioned, particularly if the war turns out not to be a cakewalk.
But having a store across the street from him was no cakewalk.
He published his first composition, a cakewalk, in 1899.
The cakewalk portion of the dance was typically performed by men in drag.
In later years, the cakewalk became integrated into the walkaround, and over time the two terms became interchangeable.
The war on terror would become a cakewalk.
Cakewalk music incorporated polyrhythm, syncopation, and the habanera rhythm into the regular march rhythm.
He became one of the most recorded musicians of his day, recording marches, cakewalks, rags, and other instrumentals.