"cherry on top" meaning in English

{
  "etymology_text": "An allusion to cakes, which are sometimes topped with cherries.",
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        "plural"
      ]
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
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          "ref": "2022 November 21, David Hytner, “England open World Cup in style with Bukayo Saka double in 6-2 rout of Iran”, in The Guardian:",
          "text": "Everything is possible, Southgate had said on Sunday, as he sought to consign the dismal Nations League campaign to unwanted history. This was a display to fire optimism. There was even the cherry on top of a late sixth for Jack Grealish, who had entered as a substitute, from a pull-back from another replacement, Callum Wilson.",
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        {
          "ref": "2022 December 28, Christian Wolmar, “Annus horribilus must mark a turning point for our railway”, in RAIL, number 973, page 44:",
          "text": "But at least investment was on the agenda. Now the state of the industry can be described as blancmange, an incoherent muddle without even a cherry on top. And that has not gone unnoticed.",
          "type": "quote"
        }
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      "glosses": [
        "Synonym of icing on the cake"
      ],
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      "related": [
        {
          "word": "pretty please with a cherry on top"
        }
      ],
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          "word": "icing on the cake"
        },
        {
          "word": "cherry on the cake"
        }
      ]
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{
  "etymology_text": "An allusion to cakes, which are sometimes topped with cherries.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "cherries on top",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "pretty please with a cherry on top"
    }
  ],
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        {
          "ref": "2022 November 21, David Hytner, “England open World Cup in style with Bukayo Saka double in 6-2 rout of Iran”, in The Guardian:",
          "text": "Everything is possible, Southgate had said on Sunday, as he sought to consign the dismal Nations League campaign to unwanted history. This was a display to fire optimism. There was even the cherry on top of a late sixth for Jack Grealish, who had entered as a substitute, from a pull-back from another replacement, Callum Wilson.",
          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2022 December 28, Christian Wolmar, “Annus horribilus must mark a turning point for our railway”, in RAIL, number 973, page 44:",
          "text": "But at least investment was on the agenda. Now the state of the industry can be described as blancmange, an incoherent muddle without even a cherry on top. And that has not gone unnoticed.",
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        }
      ],
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  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "cherry on the cake"
    }
  ],
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