Idiom
icing on the cake
Meaning
A thing which intensifies the appreciation of something already good, or (ironic) the regretting of something already bad.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“Winning the game was great, and the trophy was the icing on the cake.”
“I loved the new job offer, but the generous relocation bonus was the real icing on the cake.”
“The promotion was a significant career milestone, yet the unexpected invitation to lead the international project served as the perfect icing on the cake.”
Examples
simple
“Winning the game was great, and the trophy was the icing on the cake.”
contextual
“I loved the new job offer, but the generous relocation bonus was the real icing on the cake.”
complex
“The promotion was a significant career milestone, yet the unexpected invitation to lead the international project served as the perfect icing on the cake.”
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