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Phrase(s): That takes the cake!
1. Inf. That is good, and it wins the prize! (Assuming that the prize is a cake.) • "What a performance!" cheered John. "That takes the cake!" • Sue: Wow! That takes the cake! What a dive! Rachel: She sure can dive! 2. Inf. That is too much; That does it! • Bob: What a dumb thing to do, Fred! Erik: Yeah, Fred. That takes the cake! • Bob: Wow! That takes the cake! Bill: What is it? Bob: That stupid driver in front of me just hit the car on the left and then swung over and hit the car on the right.
McGrawhill's American Idioms And Phrasal Verbs