take the cake

Speech parts

1. take the cake - Verb

2. take the cake - Phrase

Meaning

rank first; used often in a negative context

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

win succeed triumph conquer sweep thrive prevail prosper overwhelm trounce carry the day take the biscuit steal the show win through bear the palm
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Antonyms

lose go down come to grief meet one's Waterloo lose out come off second-best
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Hypernyms

win

Examples

We'll take the cake with the red cherry on top. Navjot Singh Sidhu

He takes the cake for chutzpah! Source: Internet

Hence, the party faction managers are leaving nothing to chance to let Venugopal take the cake and become the Chief Minister in case the Congress-led UDF wins the polls. Source: Internet

Everyone was busy, among pots and pans, fires and ovens, to the point that whoever was in charge to take the cake out of the over forgot. Source: Internet

In particular, the three apps below take the cake. Source: Internet

Of all the things your baby sticks in their mouth during their first few months of life, baby bottles probably take the cake. Source: Internet

Words in the phrase

take the cake

Close letter words and terms

take the bull by its horns take the bull by the horns take the bus take the call take the calls take the cash and let the credit go