Phrase: Take the cake

Today’s episode is for Sunday, April 18, 2021. Our phrase is ‘take the cake.’ Take the cake is used to describe something as the most remarkable, not in a good way, or most foolish of its kind. You can read along as you listen by clicking HERE or by copying and pasting this link into your preferred browser: https://links.artisanenglish.jp/TakeTheCake Want to keep your English knowledge sharp? Try my Weekly Quizzes. Visit ArtisanEnglish.jp and go to the Weekly Quizzes page. (https://links.artisanenglish.jp/Quiz) I also offer 20-minute lessons twice a month for anyone. All you have to do is sign up to win. Look under Book a Private Lesson at ArtisanEnglish.jp for Saturday Free-For-Anyone (https://links.artisanenglish.jp/SatFree4Any1) and Sunday Free-For-Anyone (https://links.artisanenglish.jp/SunFree4Any1). Here are some other terms in today’s episode that may have been new for you today: Plethora: Plethora means a large amount of something perhaps even more than you actually need. Great libraries offer a plethora of reading options. https://links.artisanenglish.jp/Plethora Put your foot in it: To put your foot in it is to accidentally say or do something embarrassing or upsetting to someone. In the US, it's a cooking compliment. https://links.artisanenglish.jp/PutYourFootInIt Strutt your stuff: When you strut your stuff you're showing off how handsome, beautiful, strong or confident you are and you want to be noticed. https://links.artisanenglish.jp/StrutYourStuff