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The phrase "take the biscuit" originated in the early 20th century. The first known usage dates from 1930, in a collection of short stories by P.G. Wodehouse entitled, "Very Good, Jeeves!":
"Of all the absolutely foul sights I have ever seen, this took the biscuit with ridiculous ease"
This phrase is used to describe something (typically an event or incident) as being the most remarkable or surprising.
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