icing on the cake

Idioms  

1. 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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Example Sentences

"This is just a massive bonus to a good package that we already had, this is the icing on the cake," Weston told BBC Sport in 2025.

From BBC

"This is just a massive bonus to a good package that we already had, this is the icing on the cake," said Weston.

From BBC

Tensions were calmed quickly, and scorecards revealed the knockout was the icing on the cake for Figueroa, who was ahead of two of the three scorecards at the time of the stoppage.

From BBC

Despite the injury that would sideline even elite athletes, Vonn called this Olympic opportunity “icing on the cake” of her storied career.

From Los Angeles Times

"I am a week away for something I never thought was possible. This is all icing on the cake. I never expected to be here," she said.

From BBC

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