the cherry on top of the cake

the cherry on top of the sundae

A sundae ( /;s;nde;, ;s;ndi/) is an ice cream frozen dessert of American origin that typically consists of one or more scoops of ice cream topped with sauce or syrup and other toppings such as sprinkles, whipped cream, marshmallows, peanuts, maraschino cherries, or other fruits (e.g. bananas and pineapple in a banana split).


That Jones has uncovered what could be even further evidence of fraud, as recently as last year, could be the cherry on top of the sundae that Engoron serves Trump."

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the cherry on (top of) the cake
idiom (also the cherry on (top of) the sundae, the cherry on top)
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something that makes something that is already good even better, or perfect:

For his career, the Olympic Games would be the cherry on the cake.
He put the cherry on top of the cake by scoring for the third time.
Finding this piece of evidence really was the cherry on the sundae for the prosecution's case.
The garden is not our main reason for buying this house, but it's the cherry on top.
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cherry-pick
verb
cher·;ry-pick ;cher-;-;pik
cherry-picked; cherry-picking; cherry-picks
Synonyms of cherry-pick
intransitive verb

: to select the best or most desirable
transitive verb

: to select as being the best or most desirable
also : to select the best or most desirable from
cherry-picked the art collection

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Cherry picking, suppressing evidence, or the fallacy of incomplete evidence is the act of pointing to individual cases or data that seem to confirm a particular position while ignoring a significant portion of related and similar cases or data that may contradict that position. Cherry picking may be committed intentionally or unintentionally.

The term is based on the perceived process of harvesting fruit, such as cherries. The picker would be expected to select only the ripest and healthiest fruits. An observer who sees only the selected fruit may thus wrongly conclude that most, or even all, of the tree's fruit is in a likewise good condition. This can also give a false impression of the quality of the fruit (since it is only a sample and is not a representative sample). A concept sometimes confused with cherry picking is the idea of gathering only the fruit that is easy to harvest, while ignoring other fruit that is higher up on the tree and thus more difficult to obtain (see low-hanging fruit).

Cherry picking has a negative connotation as the practice neglects, overlooks or directly suppresses evidence that could lead to a complete picture.

Cherry picking can be found in many logical fallacies. For example, the "fallacy of anecdotal evidence" tends to overlook large amounts of data in favor of that known personally, "selective use of evidence" rejects material unfavorable to an argument, while a false dichotomy picks only two options when more are available. Some scholars classify cherry-picking as a fallacy of selective attention, the most common example of which is the confirmation bias. Cherry picking can refer to the selection of data or data sets so a study or survey will give desired, predictable results which may be misleading or even completely contrary to reality.

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hand·pick
[;han(d);pik]

VERB
hand-picked (past tense);·;hand-picked (past participle)
select carefully with a particular purpose in mind:
"the board's executive director handpicked the review panel to ensure the vote"

hand picked

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low hanging fruit
Low-hanging fruit refers to:
Something that is especially easy to obtain or achieve, often implying something that is perhaps not as satisfying as that which takes more effort or skill to obtain or do.
Someone who is very easy to persuade, swindle, or sell to.
The easy-to-reach fruit on the lower branches of fruit trees.
A business that spends too much time focusing on low-hanging fruit risks missing out on the longer-term, more sustainable business goals and projects.