icing on the cake
A thing which intensifies the appreciation of something already good, or the…A thing which intensifies the appreciation of something already good, or (ironic) the regretting of something already bad.
» Mary put some icing on the cake.
Mary überzog den Kuchen mit einer Glasur. — Naina
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Examples
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1 senses(idiomatic)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.
I was having a really bad day at work, but the icing on the cake was getting soaked by a car passing through a puddle.
Sahnehäubchen
ви́шенка на то́ртеvíšenka na tórte
ви́шенька на то́ртіvýšenʹka na tórti
Forms
plural: icing on the cakesSynonyms
3 synonymsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Plural nouns — Because its plural is irregular
See also
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