cherry on top
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Pronunciation: /ˌt͡ʃɛɹi ɒn ˈtɒp/ / /ˌt͡ʃɛɹi ɑn ˈtɑp/
noun
Etymology: An allusion to a cake being decorated on top with one or more cherries.
- Synonym of icing on the cake (“a thing which intensifies the appreciation of something already good, or (ironic) the regretting of something already bad”).
“To me—the doing is what counts. Success—fame or fortune—sure, those are the cherries on top. Try to find the joy in the doing.”
“The memories are the cherries on top.”