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taken the biscuit

taken the biscuit is the past participle of take the biscuit.

Meaning of take the biscuit

Verb

take the biscuit (third-person singular simple present takes the biscuit, present participle taking the biscuit, simple past took the biscuit, past participle taken the biscuit)

  1. (UK, idiomatic) To be particularly bad, objectionable, or egregious.
    • I've seen bad grammar, but this takes the biscuit.
    Synonyms:
    beat everything, that's the limit, take the cake, beat all

Questions about taken the biscuit

What is taken the biscuit the past participle of?
Taken the biscuit is the past participle of take the biscuit.

Words near taken the biscuit in the dictionary

  1. taken stock
  2. taken ten
  3. taken the bait
  4. taken the ball and run with it
  5. taken the bench
  6. taken the biscuit
  7. taken the bitter with the sweet
  8. taken the bread out of someone's mouth
  9. taken the Browns to the Super Bowl
  10. taken the bull by the horns
  11. taken the cake

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