'take the cake' definitions:
Definition of 'take the cake'
From: WordNet
verb
Rank first; used often in a negative context; "He takes the cake for chutzpah!"
Synonyms of 'take the cake'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- bear the palm,
- beat,
- beat all hollow,
- best,
- capture,
- carry,
- carry away,
- carry it,
- carry off,
- carry the day,
- clobber,
- come out first,
- defeat,
- finish in front,
- fluke,
- gain,
- gain the day,
- lick,
- make a killing,
- skin,
- triumph,
- trounce,
- win,
- win out,
- win the battle,
- win the laurels,
- win the palm,
- win the prize,
- win through,
- worst