Idiom
take the biscuit
Meaning
To be particularly bad, objectionable, or egregious.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“That rude comment really takes the biscuit.”
“I have dealt with many delays, but this three-hour wait really takes the biscuit.”
“While the entire performance was mediocre, the lead actor forgetting his lines during the final act truly takes the biscuit.”
Examples
simple
“That rude comment really takes the biscuit.”
contextual
“I have dealt with many delays, but this three-hour wait really takes the biscuit.”
complex
“While the entire performance was mediocre, the lead actor forgetting his lines during the final act truly takes the biscuit.”
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