Glossary entry

Hindi term or phrase:

sone pe suhaga

English translation:

'icing on the cake'

Added to glossary by Shaalini Bansal
Nov 25, 2007 17:33
16 yrs ago
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Hindi term

sone pe suhaga

Hindi to English Art/Literary Idioms / Maxims / Sayings idioms
please tell corresponding phase in english
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Nov 26, 2007 00:53: Rajan Chopra changed "Level" from "Non-PRO" to "PRO"

Dec 9, 2007 10:12: Shaalini Bansal Created KOG entry

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'icing on the cake'

The term 'icing on the cake' can be used in english to connote the same meaning.
The term 'sone pe suhaga' means added excellence to something or benefit or added bonus or supremacy.
The same thing is implied in english by the phrase 'icing on the cake'.
Example sentence:

Winning the contract was like the final icing on the cake.

Peer comment(s):

agree Seema Ugrankar : very apt english equivalent of the idiom
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agree Ruchi Agarwal
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thanks ruchi
agree chaman4723 : apt idiomatic rendering
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thanks!
agree Shera Lyn Parpia : nice!
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agree Pundora
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thanks
agree georgina singh
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agree chandan mishra
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agree keshab
11 days
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added excellence/richness, one excellence superimposed over another

These English equivalents are competent to convey the implied sense.
Example sentence:

बसेरे से दूर थके-माँदे बटोही को देस की सोंधी गंध समेटे हुई शीतल बयार भला क्यों नहीं लुभाएगी? और अगर

ज्ञान और दर्प से दमकता चेहरा, जिस पर आत्मविश्वास सोने पे सुहागा जैसे कहावत को सच करता है।

Peer comment(s):

agree chaman4723
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agree Pundora
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Blessing upon blessing/boon upon boon/one after the other fortune/Fourtune's showers

No explanation is required. Any of the above phrases can be used, depending upon the context and suitability of the use and the syntax of the sentence.
Example sentence:

Blessing upon blessing was that soon after his marriage to her, they together were nominated for the Nobel Prize.

Peer comment(s):

agree chaman4723
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