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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To be serenaded by the Montreal crowd was icing on the cake.
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Pierre Lebrun, The Athletic, 13 Feb. 2025
Pete Davidson’s shirtless tattoo-removal photos are just icing on the cake.
—Sam Reed, Glamour, 11 Feb. 2025
Think of it in the rev-sharing era as icing on the cake: The school handles the base, and the collective is the extra arm for the biggest priorities across any sport.
—Kennington Smith Iii, The Athletic, 17 Jan. 2025
As icing on the cake, this whole monthslong headache could have been avoided if the previous tenants had dealt with their air conditioner maintenance better (if at all).
—Perri Ormont Blumberg, Architectural Digest, 16 Jan. 2025
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Pierre Lebrun, The Athletic, 13 Feb. 2025
Pete Davidson’s shirtless tattoo-removal photos are just icing on the cake.
—Sam Reed, Glamour, 11 Feb. 2025
Think of it in the rev-sharing era as icing on the cake: The school handles the base, and the collective is the extra arm for the biggest priorities across any sport.
—Kennington Smith Iii, The Athletic, 17 Jan. 2025
As icing on the cake, this whole monthslong headache could have been avoided if the previous tenants had dealt with their air conditioner maintenance better (if at all).
—Perri Ormont Blumberg, Architectural Digest, 16 Jan. 2025
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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 Feb. 2025.
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