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take the cake

idiom

Used as an affirmation or accolade when one is deemed the top position in a comparison or contest; to win or be the best (at).


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  1. 01

    cake and gingerbread

    An easy or pleasant task or experience; a piece of cake.

  2. 02

    cake crumbs

    Hardly anything.

  3. 03

    cake walk

    Something extremely easy.

  4. 04

    cross to take up

    Alternative form of cross to bear.

  5. 05

    eat one's cake and have it too

    Alternative form of have one's cake and eat it too.

  6. 06

    forget to take one's medication this morning

    To be annoyed or irritable, or to behave in an ill-mannered way, particularly in the morning.

  7. 07

    Give and take

    [Cockney slang]cake

  8. 08

    give and take

    A process of compromise or accommodation.

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