take the cake
English
Verb
take the cake (third-person singular simple present takes the cake, present participle taking the cake, simple past took the cake, past participle taken the cake)
- (colloquial, US) To be especially good or outstanding.
- Thanks! You guys take the cake.
- Once the party was over, everyone agreed that Elizabeth and her Harriet Tubman getup had taken the cake.
- (colloquial, US) To be particularly bad, objectionable, or egregious.
- I've seen bad grammar, but this takes the cake.
Synonyms
- (to be good or outstanding): steal the show
- (to be particularly bad or egregious): take the biscuit (British)
Translations
to be especially good
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to be especially bad
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