| Id | ESLPod_0861_WE_1396 |
|---|---|
| Episode Id | ESLPod 861 |
| Episode Title | Planning a Children's Party |
| Phrase | icing |
| Text | The word "icing," in this podcast, means a thick, sweet, colored substance put on the top and sides of a cake as decoration, often creating flowers or words: "Can you use writing to draw a flower on top of each cupcake?" As a verb, "to ice" means to cover a cake in the icing: "Sometimes it's really hard to ice the sides of a cake." The phrase "to be just the icing on the cake" describes something that makes a good experience even better: "Wendy was thrilled to find out she was pregnant, and finding out she was going to have twins was just the icing on the cake." Finally, when talking about an injury, "to ice (something)" means to put ice over part of one's body so that it does not swell (get bigger): "Richard iced his knee as he was driven to the hospital." |
| Topics | Relationships + Family |
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