take the cake
11take the cake — see take the biscuit at biscuit. → cake …
12take the cake — British, American & Australian, British & Australian if you say that something someone has said or done takes the cake, you mean that it was very bad, and even worse than things they have said or done before. She s been opening my letters that… …
13take the cake — Digest 16/2002 to outdo; to exceed normal behavior; metaphorically, to win the prize David has done foolish things in the past, but I never thought he would do anything this foolish. This really takes the cake. The expression is often used to… …
14take the cake — see take the biscuit …
15take the cake — Synonyms and related words: bear the palm, beat, beat all hollow, best, capture, carry, carry away, carry it, carry off, carry the day, clobber, come out first, defeat, finish in front, fluke, gain, gain the day, lick, make a killing, skin,… …
16take the cake — phrasal to carry off the prize ; rank first …
17take the cake — idi+inf to win the hypothetical prize …
18take the biscuit — Ⅰ. ► take the biscuit (or chiefly N. Amer. cake) informal be the most remarkable or foolish of its kind. Main Entry: ↑biscuit Ⅱ. ► take the cake see take the biscuit at BISCUIT(Cf. ↑biscuity) …
19take the biscuit — (ironic) To surpass everything else • • • Main Entry: ↑biscuit * * * take the biscuit british informal phrase to be the most silly, stupid, or annoying thing in a series of things This latest plan of yours really takes the biscuit! Thesaurus: to …
20take the biscuit — verb a) To be particularly bad, objectionable, or egregious. Ive seen bad grammar, but this takes the biscuit. b) To be of no further use; to be near death. Syn: take the cake …
