🗓️ Idiom: Cherry on Top
💬 Meaning
- An extra benefit or positive detail that makes something even better.
- It refers to a small bonus or finishing touch that enhances an already good situation.
🧠 Example Sentences
- The salary was great, but the extra vacation days were the cherry on top.
- Getting promoted was exciting, and the corner office was the cherry on top.
- The team loved the new project perks, and free lunch on Fridays was the cherry on top.
🏛️ Origin
The expression comes from the tradition of placing a cherry on top of a dessert, such as a cake or ice cream sundae, to add a tasty final touch. It later became a saying for an extra bonus in non-food situations.
📝 Practice Exercises
1. Fill in the blank:
They offered me a signing bonus, which was the __________ on top.
Answer
cherry
2. Choose the correct meaning of “cherry on top”:
A) Something disappointing
B) A final negative result
C) An extra benefit or bonus
Answer
C) An extra benefit or bonus
3. Rewrite the sentence using the idiom:
“The company’s free gym membership was an unexpected bonus.” → Change the sentence using: cherry on top
Answer
The company’s free gym membership was the cherry on top.
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