the icing on the cake
UK (US the frosting on the cake)Definition
› something that makes a good situation even better: I was just content to see my daughter in such a stable relationship but a grandchild, that really was the icing on the cake.Also, extra, and in addition
(Definition of the icing on the cake from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- added adjective
- additional adjective
- again adverb (IN ADDITION)
- along adverb (WITH YOU)
- also adverb
- case noun (SITUATION)
- excess adjective
- extra- prefix
- for good measure idiom
- for luck idiom
- furthermore adverb
- second adverb
- thirdly adverb
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