add icing on the cake; make good better
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesidiom
to add flowers to brocade; to make something good even better; to add icing on the cake
commendatoryUsed to describe improving something that is already good or beautiful. Often carries a positive, commendatory connotation. Can be used in both literal and figurative contexts.
Nǐ你
de的
jiàn建
yì议
duì对
wǒ我
men们
de的
xiàng项
mù目
jiǎn简
zhí直
shì是
jǐn锦
shàng上
tiān添
huā花
。
Your suggestion is simply the icing on the cake for our project.
Zhè这
fú幅
huà画
pèi配
shàng上
jīn金
sè色
de的
huà画
kuāng框
，
zhēn真
shì是
jǐn锦
shàng上
tiān添
huā花
。
The golden frame really makes this painting even more beautiful.
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Gōng公
sī司
běn本
lái来
yè业
jì绩
jiù就
hǎo好
，
zhè这
cì次
hé合
zuò作
gèng更
shì是
jǐn锦
shàng上
tiān添
huā花
。
The company was already performing well, and this cooperation makes it even better.