Sea i.e. as in Sea Biscuit the famous USA race horse
This Brit expression is the same as the US "takes the cake." If something "takes the biscuit" or "takes the cake" then that is the most surprising outcome imaginable; what has just happened beats all previous outcomes, either in a good or a bad way. Note: remember that the Brit expression "biscuit" is the same as the US "cookie" Example: "I've heard of bad math scores, but your's just takes the biscuit (cake)"
What the Americans call "cookie", the British call "biscuit".I had a rabbit called Biscuit.he dipped the biscuit in his tea.That really takes the biscuit. (British idiom meaning that you find something that has occurred to be annoying or surprising).
It Takes the Irish to Beat the Dutch was created in 1903.
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The phrase "takes the biscuit" is an idiom that means someone or something has done something particularly surprising, annoying, or impressive, usually in a negative sense. It can also mean that someone or something has outdone all others.
it takes an irishman to sing an irish song
un biscuit (bis= twice, cuit= cooked)
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The banshee, from Irish bean si pronounced is a female spirit in Irish mythology.
Sinn Fein
Brave takes place in the 12th century Scottish Highlands