Meaning:■ When one great thing happens, then another great thing happens on top of it, the second thing is the icing on the cake.■Example:◆ "Today I was promoted to head of the department! And they decided to raise my pay!" Answer: "Wow! Icing on the cake.◆ We won the case, and they are going to pay our legal expenses." Answer: "That's the icing on the cake."◇ The fifty thousand dollars the government will give to every athlete who wins a gold medal in the Olympics will be the icing on the cake for them.:::::::::::::::::::::Note:::::::::::::::::::::::::::The icing on the cake" is used more in British and Australian English and "the frosting on the cake" is used more in American English.
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