A sort of cake: the use differs greatly in different localities, but the word generally denotes in England a sweet cake (usually round) not too…

to bear the bell: to take the first place, to have foremost rank or position, to be the best. to bearor carry away the bell: to carry off the…

figurative. to have, bear, carry, strike a (great,etc.) stroke: to have an influential or controlling share in an enterprise or action, to have…

colloquial (originally U.S.). to take the cake (also †cakes): to carry off the honours, to take first place, to rank first; often used ironically in…

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…

to ring the bell: to carry off the prize; to be the best of the lot; to win recognition; to be a complete success.