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Phrase of the Day (the icing on the cake)-11OCT21

Phrase of the Day (the icing on the cake)-11OCT21

Today’s “Phrase of the Day” is the icing on the cake and it is a phrase meaning “an interesting/attractive addition of something which makes a good situation to look even better”. 

Example Sentence:  Chief Economic Advisor Krishnamurthy Subramanian has decided to return to academia at the completion of his three-year tenure in early December… “To get an opportunity to serve one’s nation is an absolute privilege! Being provided the opportunity to contribute during a period of tremendous uncertainty and epochal change has been the lucky icing on the cake…” he said in a statement on Friday.

This word is present in The Hindu article CEA Krishnamurthy Subramanian to return to academics and click here to read it.

Courtesy: The Hindu

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