cherry on top

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

Synonym of icing on the cake (“a thing which intensifies the appreciation of something already good, or (ironic) the regretting of something already bad”).

/ˌt͡ʃɛɹi ɒn ˈtɒp/ /ˌt͡ʃɛɹi ɑn ˈtɑp/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Naomi Persephone Amethyst (NaomiAmethyst)-cherry on top.wav En-au-cherry on top.ogg

cherry on top cherries on top

An allusion to a cake being decorated on top with one or more cherries.

cherry on the cake frosting on the cake icing on the cake

pretty please with a cherry on top

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