icing

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Erivo has won rave reviews for her reprised role, so if she nabs a best Oscar win come March, and the coveted EGOT, it will be the cherry on the icing on the cake.

From BBC

And so being able to center someone like that and to tell it with as much love, it’s just a little bit more icing on the cake.

From Los Angeles Times

Among the musical performers are Melua, choristers from Westminster Abbey and a Cornish sea shanty group, Fisherman's Friends, who said the invitation to sing was "the icing on the cake for us".

From BBC

He said receiving the royal invitation had been "the icing on the cake for us all, absolutely terrific, we feel very honoured and very excited".

From BBC

Cliff reflected on the song in 1986, telling reggae archivist Roger Steffens: "The essence of my music is struggle. What gives it the icing is the hope of love."

From BBC