Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

take the biscuit

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.45 in modern English

Syllables
take the bis-cuit
IPA
25
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
2
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To be particularly bad, objectionable, or egregious.

British usage

Example Sentences

Usage

Inflected Forms

takes the biscuit (present, singular) taking the biscuit (participle, present) took the biscuit (past) taken the biscuit (participle, past)

Synonyms

beat everything that's the limit take the cake beat all

Questions

What does take the biscuit mean?
To be particularly bad, objectionable, or egregious.

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