gâteau sous la cerise
Appearance
French
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Literally, “the cake under the cherry”, by inverting the order of the common idiom cerise sur le gâteau, which means the same as the English idiom cherry on the cake.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]gâteau sous la cerise m (plural not attested)
- (usually humorous) a substantial benefit in addition to something that is good
- a solid underpinning of a more obvious benefit