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  • 1The Rank Organisation — est une société britannique spécialisée dans le divertissement. Elle fut fondée en 1937, et absorbée en 1996 par The Rank Group Plc. Sa division cinéma distribua pendant un moment les films de la Universal au Royaume Uni. Sommaire 1 Origine 2… …

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  • 2take the cake — verb rank first; used often in a negative context He takes the cake for chutzpah! • Hypernyms: ↑win • Verb Frames: Something s Somebody s * * * phrasal : to carry off the prize originally in a cakewalk …

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  • 3The Rank Deluxe — Infobox musical artist Name = The Rank Deluxe Img capt = Img size = 300 Landscape = Background = group or band Alias = Origin = England Genre = Sewage Years active = 2005 ndash; Label = Fat Cat Records Associated acts = URL = Current members =… …

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  • 4take the cake — {v. phr.}, {slang} 1. To take the first prize; be the best; rank first. * /Mr. Jones takes the cake as a storyteller./ 2. To be the limit; to be the worst; have a lot of nerve; be a very rude, bold, or surprising action. * /I let Jack borrow my… …

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  • 5take the cake — {v. phr.}, {slang} 1. To take the first prize; be the best; rank first. * /Mr. Jones takes the cake as a storyteller./ 2. To be the limit; to be the worst; have a lot of nerve; be a very rude, bold, or surprising action. * /I let Jack borrow my… …

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  • 6take\ the\ cake — v. phr. slang 1. To take the first prize; be the best; rank first. Mr. Jones takes the cake as a storyteller. 2. To be the limit; to be the worst; have a lot of nerve; be a very rude, bold, or surprising action. I let Jack borrow my baseball and… …

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  • 7take the heat — informal accept blame or withstand disapproval Don t worry about it, Mulder said, we ll take the heat. You can tell him we pulled rank …

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  • 8take the cake — phrasal to carry off the prize ; rank first …

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  • 9To take the place of — Place Place (pl[=a]s), n. [F., fr. L. platea a street, an area, a courtyard, from Gr. platei^a a street, properly fem. of platy s, flat, broad; akin to Skr. p[.r]thu, Lith. platus. Cf. {Flawn}, {Piazza}, {Plate}, {Plaza}.] 1. Any portion of space …

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  • 10To take the field — Field Field (f[=e]ld), n. [OE. feld, fild, AS. feld; akin to D. veld, G. feld, Sw. f[ a]lt, Dan. felt, Icel. fold field of grass, AS. folde earth, land, ground, OS. folda.] 1. Cleared land; land suitable for tillage or pasture; cultivated ground; …

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