Sunday, June 14, 2015

Takes the Biscuit

I've just been told that FIFA President Sepp Blatter plans to unresign - that really takes the biscuit!

Takes the biscuit is used to describe something incredibly bad or unbelievable.

Quite why it takes the biscuit, I can't say. I know idioms are often illogical but this one really takes the biscuit!

Here are some more examples: