cherry on the cake
English
Etymology
A reference to cakes which are sometimes topped with cherries. A cognate with French la cerise sur le gâteau, Italian la ciliegina sulla torta, Romanian cireașa de pe tort.
Noun
- Synonym of icing on the cake.
- Synonym: cherry on top
Further reading
- “the cherry on the cake, phrase” under “cherry, n.”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.