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Synonyms

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]

Example Sentences

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“The fact that we now have an American pope is the icing on the cake,” he said.

From The Wall Street Journal

After watching Jukebox Man finish eighth, Redknapp said winning would have been the "icing on the cake", but it had been "a great season" regardless after victory in December's King George VI Chase.

From BBC

The signing of design legend Adrian Newey was expected to be the icing on the cake.

From BBC

"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

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