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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, takes the cake, taken the cake, taking the cake

Type of: win

Encyclopedia: Take the cake

Nearest

take shape
take sides
take sides with
take someone's side
take stage
take stock
take ten
take the air
take the biscuit
take the bull by the horns
take the cake
take the count
take the fall
take the field
take the Fifth
take the Fifth Amendment
take the floor
take the mick
take the Mickey
take the piss
take the rap