To take the biscuit British informal verb phrase
To be the most terrible, outrageous, or shocking thing of all the things that have happened.
I don't know what you were thinking but your action really takes the biscuit.
I can't believe Josh stole all the money. That really took the biscuit.
Used to tell someone to go away and stop bothering you
Used to refer to an annoying or obnoxious person
Used to express surprise
To annoy someone or make them angry.
The verb "take" should be conjugated according to its tense.
This phrase is believed to derive from the American phrase "take the cake". During the 1840s, black people had a social event where they would walk around a cake, and the couple with the most 'style' would win a cake for themselves. This is believed to be the origin of many phrases such as "take the cake", "cakewalk", and "piece of cake".
Indicates that something which initially seems bad but harmless can become much worse in the future or lead to a harmful development
Those pharmacies have put the price of face masks up. It'll be the thin end of the wedge, if others follow along.