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taken the cake

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

Meaning of take the cake

Verb

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

  1. (US, colloquial, idiomatic) Used as an affirmation or accolade of someone occupying the top rank in a comparison or contest; to win or be the best (at).
    • Thanks! You guys take the cake.

Questions about taken the cake

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

Words near taken the cake in the dictionary

  1. taken the biscuit
  2. taken the bitter with the sweet
  3. taken the bread out of someone's mouth
  4. taken the Browns to the Super Bowl
  5. taken the bull by the horns
  6. taken the cake
  7. taken the chair
  8. taken the chill off
  9. taken the Chiltern Hundreds
  10. taken the count
  11. taken the coward's way out

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