"Icing (also frosting) on the cake" means ________?
Correct answer: D. An attractive but inessential addition or enhancement
- A. An ugly but essential addition or enhancement
- B. An ugly & inessential removal or diminution
- C. Be very expensive
- D. An attractive but inessential addition or enhancement
Explanation
The “icing on the cake” is an attractive extra that improves something already satisfactory but is not essential. Therefore, “attractive but inessential addition or enhancement” fits exactly.
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