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Meaning of take the biscuit | Babel Free

Verb CEFR C1

Definitions

To be particularly bad, objectionable, or egregious.

British, idiomatic

Examples

“I've seen bad grammar, but this takes the biscuit.”

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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See also

take the bitter with the sweet take the bread out of someone's mouth take the Browns to the Super Bowl take the bull by the horns take the cake take the chair

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