Antonyms for take cake
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : keyk |
| Phonetic Transcription : keɪk |
Definition of take cake
Origin :- c.1600, from cake (n.). Related: Caked; caking.
- As in score : verb achieve, succeed
- As in triumph : verb achieve, succeed
- As in bring home the bacon : verb earn a living
- There will be twenty persons, and many of them will not take cake a second time.
- Extract from : « Goethe and Schiller » by L. Mhlbach
- Let hang until perfectly cold, then take cake carefully from pan.
- Extract from : « Mary at the Farm and Book of Recipes Compiled during Her Visit among the "Pennsylvania Germans" » by Edith M. Thomas
Synonyms for take cake
- accomplish
- amass
- arrive
- attain
- bear the palm
- beat the game
- beat the system
- best
- blow away
- carry the day
- chalk up
- come out on top
- connect
- conquer
- dominate
- flourish
- gain
- gain advantage
- get
- get last laugh
- hit pay dirt
- impress
- luck out
- make a killing
- make an impression
- make the grade
- notch
- overcome
- overwhelm
- prevail
- procure
- prosper
- pull off
- put over
- rack up
- reach
- realize
- secure
- sink
- strike it big
- subdue
- sweep
- take it all
- take the cake
- thrive
- triumph
- trounce
- vanquish
- win
- win hands down
- win out
- work for money
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