icing on the cake

Idioms

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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icing on the cake

Any enrichment and information is icing on the cake.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 23, 2026

Ogwumike just delivered the icing on the cake.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 22, 2026

With an almost 20-year gap between Oisin and his oldest sibling, his parents lovingly called him "the icing on the cake".

From BBC ● Jun. 12, 2026

Michael Lowry got a consolation score, but Montpellier were left to celebrate as they lifted the Challenge Cup for a third time as Arthur Vincent put icing on the cake.

From BBC ● May 22, 2026

Mae dipped a finger into the icing on the cake and popped it into her mouth.

From "Willodeen" by Katherine Applegate

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