take the biscuit

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take the biscuit

verb takes the biscuit · taking the biscuit · took the biscuit · taken the biscuit

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

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@misc{take_the_biscuit_2026,
  title = {take the biscuit},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/take%20the%20biscuit},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}