- take the cake
- see take the biscuit
A concise dictionary of English slang (2nd edition) . Brian Phythian. 2015.
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Take the Cake — infobox television show name = Take the Cake caption = format = Game show runtime = 60 minutes (w/ commercials) creator = starring = Joe Clair Toccara [cite web|url=http://www.thefutoncritic.com/news.aspx?id=20070620bet01|title=Endemol USA and… … Wikipedia
take 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… … Dictionary of American idioms
take 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… … Dictionary of American idioms
take the cake — verb a) To be especially good or outstanding. Thanks! You guys take the cake. b) To be particularly bad, objectionable, or egregious. Once the party was over, everyone agreed that Elizabeth and her Har … Wiktionary
take 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,… … Moby Thesaurus
take the cake — phrasal to carry off the prize ; rank first … New Collegiate Dictionary
take 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 … Wiktionary
Icing on the Cake — Infobox Television episode | Title = Icing on the Cake Series = Ugly Betty Season = 1 Episode = 17 Guests= Airdate = March 15, 2007 Production = 117 Writer = Dailyn Rodriguez Director = Jeff Melman Episode list = Episode chronology Caption =… … Wikipedia
cake-walk — [ kɛkwɔk ] n. m. • 1895; mot angl. amér. « marche du gâteau » ♦ Danse négro américaine, en vogue vers 1900. Des cake walks. La musique sur laquelle le cake walk se dansait. ● cake walk, cake walks nom masculin (américain cake walk, de to take the … Encyclopédie Universelle
cake-walks — ● cake walk, cake walks nom masculin (américain cake walk, de to take the cake, décrocher la timbale, et walk, marche) Danse syncopée d origine noire américaine, à deux temps, qui connut une grande vogue en Europe vers 1900 … Encyclopédie Universelle
cake — caky, cakey, adj. /kayk/, n., v., caked, caking. n. 1. a sweet, baked, breadlike food, made with or without shortening, and usually containing flour, sugar, baking powder or soda, eggs, and liquid flavoring. 2. a flat, thin mass of bread, esp.… … Universalium
