takes the cake



something takes the cake

something is the most extreme example I've known some jerks but you take the cake.
Usage notes: usually said about something bad
See also: cake, take

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Bonaventurabo-nah-ven-TOO-rahItalian
TjaŽ-Slovene
Lilija-Lithuanian, Latvian
Shapur-Persian
RomoloRO-mo-loItalian
Mamimah-meeJapanese