“The icing on the cake”in other languages
An extra good thing on top of something already good.
English
French
Icelandic
Portuguese
Spanish
EnglishFrenchIcelandicPortugueseSpanishSame idea, different pictures
English ices the cake, and French and Portuguese put a cherry on it, la cerise sur le gâteau, a cereja do bolo. In French it's often said with irony, of one last annoyance.
Spanish fastens it with a golden clasp, poner el broche de oro. Icelandic finds the raisin at the end of the sausage, rúsínan í pylsuendanum: an unexpected treat at the very end.
More sayings in other languages
- The life of the party
- The light at the end of the tunnel
- The pot calling the kettle black
- The whole kit and caboodle
- Thick as thieves
- Throw a spanner in the works
- Throw in the towel
- Throw money down the drain
- Throw one's weight around