cherry on top
Syllables: cher·ry on topUK/ˌt͡ʃɛɹi ɒn ˈtɒp//ˌt͡ʃɛɹi ɑn ˈtɑp/
cherry on top 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”).
Noun
cherry on top (plural cherries on top)
- 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.1980, Garson Kanin, chapter XLIX, in Smash, New York, N.Y.: Viking Books, published October 1980, →ISBN, page 426
- The memories are the cherries on top.2016, Rachel Hauck, The Wedding Shop, Grand Rapids, Mich.: Zondervan, →ISBN, page 70
- Synonyms:
- cherry on the cake, frosting on the cake, icing on the cake
Examples of cherry on top in a sentence
- There was even the cherry on top of a late sixth for Jack Grealish, who had entered as a substitute, from a pull-back from another replacement, Callum Wilson.2022 November 21, David Hytner, “World Cup 2022: England open World Cup in style with Bukayo Saka double in 6–2 rout of Iran”, in Katharine...
- Now the state of the industry can be described as blancmange, an incoherent muddle without even a cherry on top.2022 December 28, Christian Wolmar, “Annus Horribilus Must Mark a Turning Point for Our Railway”, in Rail, number 973, Peterborough...
Synonyms of cherry on top
Forms of cherry on top
| plural | cherries on top |
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Origin of cherry on top
An allusion to a cake being decorated on top with one or more cherries.
Words formed from cherry on top
Words that rhyme with cherry on top
Questions about cherry on top
- What does cherry on top mean?
- Cherry on top means synonym of icing on the cake (“a thing which intensifies the appreciation of something already good, or (ironic) the regretting of something already bad”).
- How do you use cherry on top in a sentence?
- There was even the cherry on top of a late sixth for Jack Grealish, who had entered as a substitute, from a pull-back from another replacement, Callum Wilson.
- What part of speech is cherry on top?
- Cherry on top is a noun.
- How do you pronounce cherry on top?
- Cherry on top is pronounced /ˌt͡ʃɛɹi ɒn ˈtɒp/ (UK).
- What is the plural of cherry on top?
- The plural of cherry on top is cherries on top.
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