Bells and whistles


features added to a product; special parts or functions; extras.
plural noun
additional features or accessories which are nonessential but very attractive: my car has all the latest bells and whistles
additions, such as options or warranties, made to a financial product to increase its market appeal

Nonessential elements, esp when impressive and decorative; frills: the latest ”bells and whistles,” as high-tech frills are called/ you strip away the technological bells and whistles
Accessories and accoutrements, esp of the flashier sort; refinements; adornments; finishing touches: Maserati, with all the bells and whistles (1970s+)

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