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Verb: take the cake
  1. Rank first; used often in a negative context
    "He takes the cake for chutzpah!"

Derived forms: took the cake, taken the cake, taking the cake, takes the cake

Type of: win

Encyclopedia: Take the cake

Nearest

take pride
take refuge
take root
take shape
take sides
take stage
take stock
take ten
take the air
take the bull by the horns
take the cake
take the count
take the field
take the Fifth
take the Fifth Amendment
take the floor
take the Mickey
take the piss
take the road
take the stage
take the stand