frosting on the cake
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Everything else is just frosting on the cake.
From MarketWatch • Jan. 30, 2026
“This burglary was just the frosting on the cake so to speak. ... It’ll take us years to recover that loss.”
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 16, 2024
The rich ornamentation over the windows and doors was like the frosting on the cake.
From Washington Post • Nov. 5, 2021
At the time, there were no indications that the glazed white brick frosting on the cake, touted to be self-cleaning as well as aesthetically pleasing, would prove treacherous.
From New York Times • Jun. 13, 2014
Lay the frosting on the cake with a knife, soon after it is taken from the oven—smooth it over, and let it remain in a cool place till hard.
From The American Housewife Containing the Most Valuable and Original Receipts in all the Various Branches of Cookery; and Written in a Minute and Methodical Manner by Anonymous
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