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the icing on the cake
USUK
something extra that makes a good situation even better
Positive; usually at the end of a sentence. Americans also say 'the cherry on top'.
In context
The hotel was great, and the free upgrade to a sea-view room was the icing on the cake.
I passed my driving test, and getting a bonus the same day was the icing on the cake.
More idioms about food
- a tough nut to cracka problem that is very difficult to solve or deal with
- food for thoughtan idea or piece of information that makes you think seriously about something
- grab a biteto eat something quickly, usually a small or simple meal
- have a sweet toothto love eating sweet food such as cakes, sweets and desserts
- not someone's cup of teanot the kind of thing that someone likes or is interested in