Idiom: Icing on the cake
Meaning
Idiom: icing on the cake
- an extra good thing in addition to something else
- an extra benefit
Example sentences
— He would have paid full tuition to go to an Ivy League school—so getting a scholarship was just icing on the cake.
— If we sign this client it will be icing on the cake because we've already reached this year's sales target.
— Getting a stipend to work at the United Nations was icing on the cake since I'd already planned to volunteer without pay.
— Being upgraded to business class was icing on the cake since my flight was canceled and I didn't think I'd get on another flight.
— Losing 25 lbs after wearing Invisalign aligners for 6 months was icing on the cake because I was only concerned about straightening my teeth.
— After three years of trying in vitro fertilization, I was so happy to be pregnant that finding out we were expecting twins was icing on the cake.
— I wanted to go see that LA Lakers play for so long, the great seats were just icing on the cake.
— Trump losing the second election by a landslide was just icing on the cake.
Synonyms
- gravy
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