Somewhat unrelated: I ended up googling "take the cake", - I never heard that in English before but it seems it has a long history: http://www.phrases.org.uk/me

Somewhat unrelated: I ended up googling "take the cake", - I never heard that in English before but it seems it has a long history: http://www.phrases.org.uk/meanings/take-the-cake.html http://www.phrases.org.uk/meanings/take-the-cake.html