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takes the biscuit

takes the biscuit is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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 takes the biscuit

What is takes the biscuit the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Takes the biscuit is the third-person singular simple present indicative of take the biscuit.

Words near takes the biscuit in the dictionary

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

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