| 单词 | to take the biscuit |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto take (also cop, win) the biscuit colloquial. to take (also cop, win) the biscuit: to be the most remarkable or extreme example of its kind; often used ironically or as an expression of surprise. Cf. to take the cake at cake n. and adj. Phrases 6. ΘΚΠ the mind > goodness and badness > quality of being good > quality of being the best > [verb (intransitive)] to take the bun1371 to bear the bellc1374 to have, bear, carry, strike the stroke1531 to take the cake (also cakes)1839 to take (also cop, win) the biscuit1880 to ring the bell1900 1880 Daily Inter Ocean (Chicago) 20 Oct. 8/2 Fort Dearborn Division, No. 1, of this city, ‘took the biscuit’, as Mr. Goodwin would say, for their excellent bearing and efficient drill. 1892 Yorks. Evening Post 12 Oct. (Late Buff ed.) 2/6 I know 'Arrygate girls cop the biscuit for beauty. 1930 P. G. Wodehouse Very Good, Jeeves vi. 167 Of all the absolutely foul sights I have ever seen, this took the biscuit with ridiculous ease. 2001 Libr. Jrnl. 15 Oct. 54 Next the question that helped Pritchard win the biscuit. 2011 Irish Times 10 Sept. 18/1 Jack Russells enjoy a reputation for terrier-like determination and irrepressible energy but Jack, a fine example of the breed, takes the biscuit. < as lemmas |
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