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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Anything else that comes along with that is icing on the cake.
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Brian Robin, Orange County Register, 7 Oct. 2024
Best International Feature Film may be icing on the cake.
—Anne Thompson, IndieWire, 18 Sep. 2024
So in a better world, this line would be icing on the cake.
—The Editorial Board, Orange County Register, 1 Aug. 2024
The ensuing snowplow chase that spills into the streets outside the arena is just icing on the cake.
—David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 2 July 2024
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Brian Robin, Orange County Register, 7 Oct. 2024
Best International Feature Film may be icing on the cake.
—Anne Thompson, IndieWire, 18 Sep. 2024
So in a better world, this line would be icing on the cake.
—The Editorial Board, Orange County Register, 1 Aug. 2024
The ensuing snowplow chase that spills into the streets outside the arena is just icing on the cake.
—David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 2 July 2024
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 25 Oct. 2024.
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