take the cake

Meaning

1. to be the most surprising, annoying, etc. thing that has happened or that sb has done

In the movies · 9

• Odessa, did he take the cake?Tower Heist2011
• Anna Mae, just take the cake, please.What's Love Got to Do with It1993
• But that pretty much takes the cake!A Simple Plan1998
• Hey, can I take these snack cakes home?Daddy Day Care2003
• Y'all go ahead and take some pound cake while y'all wait.The Hate U Give2018
• and maybe he would take my cake so that he could get permission...The Secret Life of Walter Mitty2013
• Are you proud to be a senior having to take freshman shop Patty CakesThe Perks of Being a Wallflower2012
• I bought you this damn house. I put up with your new clothes and trips to New Orleans, but this takes the goddamn cake.The Help2011

Learn it in full scenes

• The Secret Life of Walter Mitty2013
  • Walter Calls eHarmony for Help
  • The Office Learns It's Acquired
  • Walter and Cheryl Meet at the Office

From the same entry

• have your cake and eat it
• a slice of the cake
• go like hot cakes
• the icing on the cake
• a piece of cake