take the cake

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Verb take the cake has 1 sense

take the cake - rank first; used often in a negative context; "He takes the cake for chutzpah!"
--₁ is one way to win
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Term: take the cake

Part of Speech: idiom

Sense 1

Definition: To be the most surprising, remarkable, or outrageous.

Example sentence: Out of all the costumes at the Halloween party, Bob's homemade robot suit really takes the cake.

Sense 2

Definition: To win a prize or be acknowledged as the best.

Example sentence: After numerous failed attempts, Mary finally took the cake in the pie baking contest.

Sense 3

Definition: To be the worst or most disappointing.

Example sentence: I've tried various chocolate chip cookie recipes, but this one truly takes the cake for being the driest and tasteless.

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