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
Dry the frosting on the cake in a cool, dry place.
From Burroughs' Encyclopaedia of Astounding Facts and Useful Information, 1889 by Burroughs, Barkham
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