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take the cake

[take the cake] {v. phr.}, {slang} 1. To take the first prize; be the best; rank first. * /Mr. Jones takes the cake as a storyteller./ 2. To be the […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

eat one's cake and have it too

[eat one's cake and have it too] {v. phr.} To use or spend something and still keep it; have both when you must choose one of two things. Often used […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

pat-a-cake

[pat-a-cake] {n.} A clapping game that keeps time to a nursery rhyme. * /Mother played pat-a-cake with the baby./ A Dictionary of American Idioms

have one's cake and eat it too

[have one's cake and eat it too] {v. phr.} To enjoy two opposite advantages. * /You can either spend your money going to Europe or save it for a down […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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