the icing on the cake
Noun
  1. (idiomatic) Something that intensifies the appreciation of something already good.
    We went out for dinner and dancing and the icing on the cake was when my boyfriend proposed to me as we danced.
    • 2013, Alison Kent, The Icing on the Cake, Hachette UK (ISBN 9781409128960)
      “I'm happy right now. I don't need to test-drive a bunch of lemons to get me there. But happily ever after? That's a trip worth taking. The pièce de résistance. The crème de la crème. The—” “The icing on the cake,” Dana said. Michelle raised her glass in a toast. “Exactly.”
Synonyms Translations
  • French: la cerise sur le gâteau
  • German: Sahnehäubchen, das Sahnehäubchen auf dem Kuchen
  • Italian: la ciliegina sulla torta
  • Portuguese: a cereja do bolo
  • Russian: ви́шенка на то́рте
  • Spanish: la guinda del pastel



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