كيف تنطق "take the biscuit"

expression

US

TAYK thuh BIS-kuht

UK

TAYK thuh BIS-kit

التعريف

This British expression is used when something is so surprising, annoying, or bad that it surpasses everything before; similar to saying 'that's the last straw.'

نسخ IPA

الإنجليزية الأمريكية

ˈteɪk/ /ˈðə/, /ðə/, /ði/ /ˈbɪskət

الإنجليزية البريطانية

tˈeɪk/ /ðə, ði/ /bˈɪskɪt

نطق مبسط

أمريكي

TAYK thuh BIS-kuht

بريطاني

TAYK thuh BIS-kit

استمع في السياق

When he blamed me for his own mistake, that really takes the biscuit.

You forgot my birthday, but losing my keys takes the biscuit.

After ruining my project, he wanted me to say thank you—that takes the biscuit.

You’ve heard some bad excuses before, but this one really takes the biscuit.