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take the biscuit
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Pronunciation
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Verb
take the biscuit (third-person singular simple present takes the biscuit, present participle taking the biscuit, simple past took the biscuit, past participle taken the biscuit)
- (idiomatic, British) To be particularly bad, objectionable, or egregious.
- I've seen bad grammar, but this takes the biscuit.
Synonyms
- (to be particularly egregious): beat everything, that's the limit, (US): take the cake, beat all
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