icing on the cake

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Also, frosting on the cake . An additional benefit to something already good. For example, All these letters of congratulation are icing on the cake , or After that beautiful sunrise, the rainbow is just frosting on the cake . This metaphoric expression alludes to the sweet creamy coating used to enhance a cake. [Mid-1900s]

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