American Idioms and Expressions

Take The Cake Idiom

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take the cake
What does take the cake mean?
to be the best or the worstThe woman's manners take the cake. They are very bad.
take the cake
What does take the cake mean?
to be the best or worst of somethingThe behavior of the young girl takes the cake. It is terrible.
take the cake
What does take the cake mean?
to be the best or worst of something The behavior of the young girl takes the cake. It is terrible.

take the cake
What does take the cake mean?
to be the best or worst of something The behavior of the young girl takes the cake. It is terrible.

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take the cake
What does take the cake mean?
to be the best or the worst The woman's manners take the cake. They are very bad.


Some Random Idioms
hush puppy
What does "hush puppy" mean?
cornmeal dumpling that is deep fried
Lower than a snake's belly
What does "Lower than a snake's belly" mean?
Someone or something that is lower than a snake's belly is of a very low moral standing.
deal someone in
What does "deal someone in" mean?
include someone include someone I hope that my friend will deal me in on his new computer business.
word up
What does "word up" mean?
right; true; right on
at a standstill
What does "at a standstill" mean?
in a situation where no progress can be made, at an impasse The traffic on the road was at a standstill because of the accident.

love at first sight
What does "love at first sight" mean?
fall in love with someone (or something) the first time that one sees him or her fall in love with someone (or something) the first time that one sees him or herWhen I saw the woman at the party it was love at first sight and I knew that I wanted to meet her.
take the stand
What does "take the stand" mean?
to go and sit in the witness chair in a courtroomThe star witness will take the stand in the trial tomorrow.
throw cold water on (something)
What does "throw cold water on (something)" mean?
to discourage or forbid something The manager threw cold water on our plan to close the factory for one week in August.

Kick something into the long grass
What does "Kick something into the long grass" mean?
If an issue or problem is kicked into the long grass, it is pushed aside and hidden in the hope that it will be forgotten or ignored.

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