the frosting on the cake



the frosting on the cake

Something desirable that makes an already good situation even better. I was so proud of my daughter for finishing her Master's degree, but finding out she finished at the top of her class was the frosting on the cake!
See also: cake, frosting, on

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Nichols['nikəlz]
Marlenamahr-LEEN-ə (English), mahr-LE-nah (Polish)English, Polish
PercePURSEnglish
Eldar-Azerbaijani
Oluwaseyi-Western African, Yoruba
Amina-Bosnian, Arabic