cherry on top
Final sweet addition
A cherry on top is a final enhancement to something already good—the last detail that completes or perfects it: The bonus was the cherry on top of an already generous offer.
The phrase comes from the decorative cherry placed atop an ice cream sundae.
Sometimes used sarcastically when a final element makes a bad situation worse: And then my car broke down—cherry on top of a terrible day.
- pièce de résistanceOutstanding item in collection
- icing on the cakePleasant additional benefit
- crowning gloryGreatest achievement or hair
- toppingFood's finishing layer
- wrap-upConcluding summary or review
crowning · conclusion · bonus · added bonus · culmination · surprise element · flourish · denouement · icing · banana split · capstone · embellishment · grand finale · garnish · finishing touch · final touch · enhancer · sublime
- food idiomspiece of cake, bread winner, low-hanging fruit, cool as a cucumber, bad egg
- finishing touchespolish, flourish, accent, embellishment, adornment
- top it offcap, crown, finish, complete, wrap up
- cherriesRainier, Lambert, Stella, Sam, Hudson
- bonusesbonus, cash bonus, performance bonus, retention bonus, relocation bonus
- endingsending, the end, finish, close, final
cherry on topfly in the ointment
Small flaw spoiling everything
thorn in the side · bitter pill · sour note · dark cloud · blemish
cherry on topmain attraction
Primary point of interest
meat and potatoes · foundation · cornerstone · core · heart
cherry on topdisappointment
Sadness from unmet expectations
letdown · anticlimax · damp squib · fizzle · whimper