put the cherry on (something)
v. phr.— «Regardless, as they say in Texas, Oprah put the cherry on the Sunday.» —“She Speaks Well Of Humanity” by Liz Smith New York Post (New York City) May 22, 2007. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
At a South African boarding school, Rob picked up a phrase from Afrikaans that translates to land with your bum in the butter, meaning “to be lucky.” There are several variations in English — often with other words for “bum”, like...
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