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এই পরীক্ষায় এই টপিক থেকে ১টি প্রশ্ন — 'icing on the cake' এর অর্থ।
Options: (a) a slice of the cake • (b) an attractive but unnecessary addition ✓ • (c) an attractive service • (d) an attractive and essential enhancement
The board treats 'icing on the cake' as 'an attractive but unnecessary addition' — emphasizing that the cake (the main thing) is complete without it. Many native speakers also interpret it as 'a pleasant bonus on top of something already good'. For BCS, accept board's framing.
A cake is already a cake — the icing is decoration on top. So:
| Idiom | Meaning |
|---|---|
| icing on the cake | additional bonus (often unnecessary) |
| cherry on top | a final perfect touch |
| feather in one's cap | an achievement to be proud of |
| stroke of luck | unexpected good fortune |
| silver lining | hope in difficult situation |
| bonus | extra benefit |
| Idiom | Meaning |
|---|---|
| have one's cake and eat it too | want it both ways (impossible) |
| piece of cake | very easy task |
| takes the cake | most remarkable (positive or negative) |
| sell like hot cakes | very popular in sales |
| Idiom | Meaning |
|---|---|
| at sixes and sevens | confused, disorganized |
| beat about the bush | avoid the main topic |
| burn the midnight oil | work late at night |
| call a spade a spade | speak plainly |
| cat's paw | tool used by another |
| chip off the old block | resembles parent |
| crocodile tears | insincere sorrow |
| cut a sorry figure | look embarrassed |
| dead letter | law no longer enforced |
| dog days | hottest days of summer |
| Dutch courage | bravery from alcohol |
| eat humble pie | apologize humbly |
| fair weather friend | friend only in good times |
| gift of the gab | ability to speak well |
| hard nut to crack | difficult problem/person |
| hold one's tongue | stay silent |
| icing on the cake | bonus addition |
| in cold blood | deliberately, without emotion |
| in the same boat | sharing the same difficulty |
| jack of all trades | knows many trades, master of none |
| kith and kin | relatives |
| Lion's share | largest portion |
| make hay while the sun shines | use opportunity |
| nip in the bud | stop early |
| out of the blue | unexpectedly |
| pull someone's leg | tease/joke |
| read between the lines | understand hidden meaning |
| rule of thumb | rough estimate |
| spill the beans | reveal secret |
| take with a grain of salt | with skepticism |
| turn over a new leaf | start afresh |
| under the weather | feel sick |
| white elephant | costly useless possession |
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