take the biscuit

== English == === Pronunciation === === 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) (idiomatic, British) To be particularly bad, objectionable, or egregious. ==== Synonyms ==== (to be particularly egregious): beat everything, that's the limit, (US): take the cake, beat all === References === World Wide Words: Take the biscuit