icing on the cake
noun phrase
: something extra that makes a good thing even better
The concert itself was great, and getting to meet the band afterward was (the) icing on the cake.
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The tasteful side slits are really just icing on the cake.
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Merrell Readman, Travel + Leisure, 20 July 2025
As icing on the cake, the massive tax and budget bill President Trump signed July 4th includes a tax credit for metallurgical coal producers of 2.5% of revenues.
—Christopher Helman, Forbes.com, 15 July 2025
And then for everyone in this little fake family to turn into a real family, just icing on the cake, was amazing.
—Jordan Hoffman, EW.com, 12 July 2025
The easy Tesla Supercharger access is icing on the cake.
—Brooke Crothers, Forbes.com, 22 June 2025
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Merrell Readman, Travel + Leisure, 20 July 2025
As icing on the cake, the massive tax and budget bill President Trump signed July 4th includes a tax credit for metallurgical coal producers of 2.5% of revenues.
—Christopher Helman, Forbes.com, 15 July 2025
And then for everyone in this little fake family to turn into a real family, just icing on the cake, was amazing.
—Jordan Hoffman, EW.com, 12 July 2025
The easy Tesla Supercharger access is icing on the cake.
—Brooke Crothers, Forbes.com, 22 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for icing on the cake
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“Icing on the cake.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/icing%20on%20the%20cake. Accessed 24 Jul. 2025.
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