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प्रश्न
Understand the meaning of the given idiomatic expression and choose the right one to complete the sentence.
Our headmistress not only promised us to take us for an excursion, but also announced that on return we would get a holiday. It was like ______.
विकल्प
the icing on the cake
break the ice
उत्तर
Our headmistress not only promised us to take us for an excursion but also announced that on return we would get a holiday. It was like the icing on the cake.
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