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takes the cake

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

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

Words near takes the cake in the dictionary

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

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