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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At this point, Tony wins would just be icing on the cake; closes June 29.
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Greg Evans, Deadline, 3 June 2025
The bold-faced names backing the business was icing on the cake for Hunza.
—Dahvi Shira, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
Recovery of attorneys’ fees is certainly icing on the cake after winning a battle with the IRS.
—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
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Greg Evans, Deadline, 3 June 2025
The bold-faced names backing the business was icing on the cake for Hunza.
—Dahvi Shira, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
Recovery of attorneys’ fees is certainly icing on the cake after winning a battle with the IRS.
—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
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 18 Jun. 2025.
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