- something takes the cake
- (something) takes the cake
something is the most extreme example.
I've known some jerks but you take the cake.
Usage notes: usually said about something bad
New idioms dictionary. 2014.
something takes the cake
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takes the cake — (something) takes the cake something is the most extreme example. I ve known some jerks but you take the cake. Usage notes: usually said about something bad … New idioms dictionary
take the cake — If something takes the cake, it is the best and takes the honours … The small dictionary of idiomes
take 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 … Useful english dictionary
take 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… … New idioms dictionary
take 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… … Idioms and examples
take the cake — mainly American to be the worst, most shocking, or most annoying example of something. The usual British expression is take the biscuit I ve heard some ridiculous excuses before, but that takes the cake … English dictionary
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 — [[t]ke͟ɪk[/t]] ♦♦♦ cakes, caking, caked 1) N VAR A cake is a sweet food made by baking a mixture of flour, eggs, sugar, and fat in an oven. Cakes may be large and cut into slices or small and intended for one person only. ...a piece of cake...… … English dictionary
cake — cake1 W3S2 [keık] n [Date: 1100 1200; : Old Norse; Origin: kaka] 1.) [U and C] a soft sweet food made by baking a mixture of flour, butter, sugar, and eggs ▪ cake and ice cream ▪ chocolate cake birthday/wedding/Christmas cake ▪ Do you want some… … Dictionary of contemporary English
cake — 1 /keIk/ noun 1 (C, U) a soft sweet food made by baking a mixture of flour, fat, sugar and eggs: a birthday cake | Would you like a slice of chocolate cake? compare biscuit 2 fish cake/rice cake etc fish, rice etc that has been formed into a flat … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
