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 Blue Oval automaker continually tops the full-size segment with the F-Series, so anything else is icing on the cake.
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Caleb Jacobs, The Drive, 7 Jan. 2026
If that happens, that’s just icing on the cake.
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 12 Dec. 2025
And the comedic support from Oscar winner Da’Vine Joy Randolph and from John Early as afterlife coordinators is icing on the cake.
—Randy Myers, Mercury News, 26 Nov. 2025
Inclusion on the All-MLB team is icing on the cake for Witt.
—Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 14 Nov. 2025
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Caleb Jacobs, The Drive, 7 Jan. 2026
If that happens, that’s just icing on the cake.
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 12 Dec. 2025
And the comedic support from Oscar winner Da’Vine Joy Randolph and from John Early as afterlife coordinators is icing on the cake.
—Randy Myers, Mercury News, 26 Nov. 2025
Inclusion on the All-MLB team is icing on the cake for Witt.
—Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 14 Nov. 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 11 Jan. 2026.
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