Showing posts with label cake. Show all posts
Showing posts with label cake. Show all posts

Monday, January 22, 2007

Cliché: the icing on the cake

Meaning: something added to something good to make it even better
Rewrite 1: the sprinkles on the sundae
Rewrite 2: the chocolate on the strawberries
Rewrite 3: the bonus with the paid holiday
Rewrite 4: the personalized autograph in the first edition classic

Comment: It’s hard to keep it simple the more extravagant you go.

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