[Idiom] cherry on the cake

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Hello

I would like to know if there is an idiom for "cherry on the cake". I found out in dictionary that it might be "piece de resistance". Is it correct? It doesn't sound like english :lol:.

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Merry Christmass

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Hi,

'Piece de resistance' is of course French not English, but it is a perfectly acceptable idiom in English speech or writing. English is in any case a mongrel language and has readily and usefully accepted words and phrases from other languages and cultures. Arguably that's why it's so rich.

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not a teacher

"Icing on the cake"
 

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Re: not a teacher

"Icing on the cake"

Vidor has given you the usual version of the expression:

'icing on the cake'

something good that is added to another good thing. 'He was delighted to have his story published – getting paid for it was just icing on the cake'.
(The Free Dictionary)

Another good thing added to those ('...it went on to sell a million copies') is the cherry on the icing on the cake.

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