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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Recovery of attorneys’ fees is certainly icing on the cake after winning a battle with the IRS.
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Guinevere Moore, Forbes.com, 29 May 2025
Everything else that's happened since there has just been icing on the cake.
—Dave Quinn, People.com, 27 May 2025
Moreover, as if to put icing on the cake, Congress in 1940 passed a statute codifying birthright citizenship for any child born in the U.S.
President Trump, however, has long maintained that the Constitution does not guarantee birthright citizenship.
—Nina Totenberg, NPR, 15 May 2025
The five-year warranty and suction cup feet are icing on the cake.
—Boutayna Chokrane, WIRED, 3 Dec. 2024
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Guinevere Moore, Forbes.com, 29 May 2025
Everything else that's happened since there has just been icing on the cake.
—Dave Quinn, People.com, 27 May 2025
Moreover, as if to put icing on the cake, Congress in 1940 passed a statute codifying birthright citizenship for any child born in the U.S.
President Trump, however, has long maintained that the Constitution does not guarantee birthright citizenship.
—Nina Totenberg, NPR, 15 May 2025
The five-year warranty and suction cup feet are icing on the cake.
—Boutayna Chokrane, WIRED, 3 Dec. 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 10 Jun. 2025.
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