TAKE THE BISCUIT (OR CHIEFLY N. AMER. CAKE)

Meaning of TAKE THE BISCUIT (OR CHIEFLY N. AMER. CAKE) in English

take the biscuit (or chiefly N. Amer. cake)

informal

be the most remarkable or foolish of its kind.

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TAKE — I. ˈtāk transitive verb ( took ˈtu̇k, dial ˈtək ; or dialect tak·en ˈtākən sometimes -k ə ŋ ; taken …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
TAKE
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
BISCUIT — n biscuit (1. cracker, cooky, etc.; 2. [Pottery] bisque)
Interlingua English vocab
CHIEFLY — precipue
English interlingue dictionary
CHIEFLY — I. adverb Date: 14th century most importantly ; principally, especially , for the most part ; mostly , mainly , …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
AMER — abbreviation ~ica; ~ican
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
OR — I. _ə(r), (|)ȯ(ə)r, (|)ȯ(ə), in southern US also (|)ä(r) conjunction Etymology: Middle English other, or, from Old English oththe, oththa, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
N — I. ˈen noun ( plural n's or ns ˈenz) Usage: often capitalized, often attributive 1. a. : the 14th letter …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CHIEFLY — I. ˈchēflē, -li adverb Etymology: Middle English chefly, chiefly, from chef, chief, adjective + -ly 1. : most importantly : …
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CAKE — I. ˈkāk noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English, from Old Norse kaka; akin to Old English cœcil small cake, …
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'N — I. conjunction or 'n' ən, usu ə n after t, d, s or z Etymology: by alteration : and sugar …
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BISCUIT — ˈbiskə̇t, usu -d.+V noun ( plural biscuits also biscuit ) Etymology: Middle English bisquite, besquite, from Middle French bescuit, from …
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AMER- — combining form or amero- Usage: capitalized Etymology: American : American Amero phile : American and Amer asian
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CHIEFLY — (adv.) For the most part; mostly.
Английский словарь Webster
CHIEFLY — (adv.) In the first place; principally; preeminently; above; especially.
Английский словарь Webster
BISCUIT — (n.) A kind of unraised bread, of many varieties, plain, sweet, or fancy, formed into flat cakes, and bakes hard; …
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CHIEFLY — ( adv. ) In the first place; principally; preeminently; above; especially.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
CHIEFLY — ( adv. ) For the most part; mostly.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
BISCUIT — ( n. ) A kind of unraised bread, of many varieties, plain, sweet, or fancy, formed into flat cakes, and …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
TAKE — — takable, takeable , adj. — taker , n. /tayk/ , v. , took, taken, taking , n. v.t. 1. …
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'N — /euhn/ , conj. Pron. Spelling. and: Stop 'n save. Look 'n listen. Also, 'n' .
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CHIEFLY — /cheef"lee/ , adv. 1. primarily; essentially: He phoned chiefly to let us know he was feeling better. 2. mainly; mostly: …
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CAKE — — caky, cakey , adj. /kayk/ , n. , v. , caked, caking . n. 1. a sweet, baked, breadlike …
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BISCUIT — — biscuitlike , adj. /bis"kit/ , n. 1. a kind of bread in small, soft cakes, raised with baking powder …
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AMER. — 1. America. 2. Also, Amer American.
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CHIEFLY — adv. mainly, primarily
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TAKE — I. ˈtāk verb ( took ˈtu̇k ; tak·en ˈtā-kən ; tak·ing ) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English tacan, from …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
N — I. ˈen noun ( plural n's or ns ˈenz) Usage: often capitalized, often attributive Date: before 12th century 1. a. …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
CHIEFLY — I. ˈchē-flē adverb Date: 14th century 1. : most importantly : principally , especially 2. : for the most part …
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CAKE — I. ˈkāk noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old Norse kaka; akin to Old High German kuocho cake Date: 13th century …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
BISCUIT — noun ( plural biscuits also biscuit ) Etymology: Middle English bisquite, from Anglo-French besquit, from ( pain ) besquit twice-cooked …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
AMER — America; American
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TAKE — p.p. taken. 2. take ·noun the quantity or copy given to a compositor at one time. 3. take ·vi to …
Webster English vocab
CHIEFLY — adv for the most part; mostly. 2. chiefly ·adv in the first place; principally; preeminently; above; especially.
Webster English vocab
CAKE — vi to cackle as a goose. 2. cake ·vi to form into a cake, or mass. 3. cake ·noun a …
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BISCUIT — noun a species of white, unglazed porcelain, in which vases, figures, and groups are formed in miniature. 2. biscuit ·noun …
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CHIEFLY — ■ adverb mainly; especially. ↘mostly.
Concise Oxford English vocab
N — N 1 (also n ) ■ noun ( plural Ns or N's ) 1》 the fourteenth letter of the alphabet. …
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TAKE — [take] vb took ; tak.en ; tak.ing [ME, fr. OE tacan, fr. ON taka; akin to MD taken to take] …
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CHIEFLY — [chief.ly] adv (14c) 1: most importantly: principally, especially 2: for the most part: mostly, mainly [2]chiefly adj (1870): of or …
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BISCUIT — [bis.cuit] n, pl biscuits also biscuit [ME bisquite, fr. MF bescuit, fr. (pain) bescuit twice-cooked bread] (14c) 1 a: any …
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AMER — [Amer] abbreviation America, American
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CAKE — in general, any of a variety of breads, shortened or unshortened, usually shaped by the tin in which it is …
Britannica English vocabulary
BISCUIT — in the United States, a small quick bread usually made from flour, salt, butter or vegetable shortening, and with baking …
Britannica English vocabulary
AMER — also called Amber, town, east-central Rajasthan state, northwestern India. Amer is part of the Jaipur urban agglomeration and is noted …
Britannica English vocabulary
'N — 'n, 'n' conventional spelling for the weak form of ▷ and ən, ə n, ə n ▶ ˌ fish 'n' …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
N — I N, n BrE AmE en ▷ N's, n's, Ns enz Communications code name: November II N —see North, northerly, …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
BISCUIT — biscuit BrE AmE ˈbɪsk ɪt § \ -ət ▷ biscuit|s s
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
TAKE — / teɪk; NAmE / verb , noun ■ verb ( took / tʊk; NAmE / taken / ˈteɪkən; NAmE /) …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
N — / en; NAmE / noun , abbreviation ■ noun (also n ) ( pl. Ns , N's , n's / …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
CHIEFLY — / ˈtʃiːfli; NAmE / adverb not completely, but as a most important part SYN primarily , mainly : We are …
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CAKE — / keɪk; NAmE / noun , verb ■ noun 1. [ C , U ] a sweet food made from …
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BISCUIT — / ˈbɪskɪt; NAmE / noun 1. [ C ] ( BrE ) a small flat dry cake for one person, …
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TAKE
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
OR — or S1 W1 /ə; strong ɔː $ ər strong ɔːr/ BrE AmE conjunction [ Language: Old English ; Origin: oththe …
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N — I. N 1 BrE AmE , n /en/ ( plural N’s , n’s ) noun [uncountable and countable] 1 . …
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CHIEFLY — chief ‧ ly /ˈtʃiːfli/ BrE AmE adverb mostly but not completely SYN mainly : The work consists chiefly of interviewing …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
CAKE — I. cake 1 S2 W3 /keɪk/ BrE AmE noun [ Date: 1100-1200 ; Language: Old Norse ; Origin: kaka ] …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
BISCUIT — bis ‧ cuit S2 /ˈbɪskət, ˈbɪskɪt/ BrE AmE noun [ Date: 1300-1400 ; Language: Old French ; Origin: bescuit , …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
TAKE — v. & n. --v. (took; taken) 1 tr. lay hold of; get into one's hands. 2 tr. acquire, get possession …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
OR — conj. 1 a introducing the second of two alternatives (white or black). b introducing all but the first, or only …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
CHIEFLY — adv. above all; mainly but not exclusively.
Английский основной разговорный словарь
CAKE — n. & v. --n. 1 a a mixture of flour, butter, eggs, sugar, etc., baked in the oven. b a …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
BISCUIT — n. & adj. --n. 1 Brit. a small unleavened cake, usu. flat and crisp and often sweet. 2 fired unglazed …
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