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Anonymous Posted 16 years ago
Vocabulary
take the cake
When used what is the meaning of "takes the cake?
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It's an idiom, 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. for instance: She opend my mail, that really takes the cake !
- It's an idiom, 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.
- for instance: She opend my mail, that really takes the cake !
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It's an idiom,
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.
for instance: She opend my mail, that really takes the cake !
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.
for instance: She opend my mail, that really takes the cake !
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According to dictionaries, it needs not be negative (although it often is).
(http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/take%20the%20cake: Merriam-Webster)
take the cake : to carry off the prize : rank first
Carry off the
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