cherry on top
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cherry on top
- /ˌt͡ʃɛɹi ɒn ˈtɒp/ UK
- /ˌt͡ʃɛɹi ɑn ˈtɑp/ US
Rhymes with -ɒp
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An allusion to a cake being decorated on top with one or more cherries.
noun cherries on top
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Synonym of icing on the cake (“a thing which intensifies the appreciation of something already good, or (ironic) the regretting of something already bad”).
To me—the doing is what counts. Success—fame or fortune—sure, those are the cherries on top. Try to find the joy in the doing.
Similar: cherry on the cake, frosting on the cake, icing on the cake
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title = {cherry on top},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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