take the biscuit1 British EnglishBrE informalSURPRISED to be the most surprising, annoying etc thing you have ever heard 是听过的空前惊人[令人讨厌]的事 SYN take the cake especially American EnglishAmE I’ve heard some excuses, but this really takes the biscuit! 我也听过一些借口,可这个借口也太离谱了!
take the biscuit• Now this just took the biscuit.• This really takes the biscuit!!• Clive Anderson O, while the mighty Sultans take the biscuit.
→ take the biscuit at biscuit(1)
2 → take the cake