icing on the cake
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icing on the cake
noun icings on the cake · icings on the cakes
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A thing which intensifies the appreciation of something already good, or (ironic) the regretting of something already bad.
We went out for dinner and dancing and the icing on the cake was when my boyfriend proposed to me as we danced.
Similar: cherry on the cake, cherry on top, frosting on the cake
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noun thing which intensifies the appreciation of something already good or the regretting of something already bad
| Español | guinda, colmo |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 錦上添花 /锦上添花 jǐnshàngtiānhuā |
| Português | a cereja no topo do bolo, a cereja do bolo |
| Français | cerise sur le gâteau |
| Deutsch | Sahnehäubchen |
| Italiano | la ciliegina sulla torta |
| Română | cireașa de pe tort |
| Русский | ви́шенка на то́рте víšenka na tórte |
| עברית | הדובדבן שבקצפת haduvdeván shebakatséfet |
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