take the cake

Example Sentences

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But when it came to understanding why most individuals struggle to just match the market’s return, “Deal or No Deal” took the cake.

From The Wall Street Journal

I’m not the first person to make the point that the music on the series is almost sickeningly on the nose, but this episode took the cake for me.

From Los Angeles Times

Cake and Colbert in bed We take the cake home with us, and in bed we watch Colbert and eat cake and then brush our teeth because there’s been so much cake.

From Los Angeles Times

As far-fetched as all the conspiracy theories have been thus far, this one takes the cake.

From Salon

I didn’t take the cake from the angel’s hand.

From Literature