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Welcome to the English we speak. It's Fayfei Faye here with Rob. Hi everyone. So Rob, help yourself to a biscuit. I know how much you love them, so I bought some for us to share

today.

Oh, right, that's very kind, Faye Faye, but very odd. You don't normally buy me things. Are you feeling guilty? Have you done

something wrong? Of course not. Well, sort of. I hope you don't mind but I used up all your coffee when I made drinks for the team this morning.

What? You used up all my coffee and you didn't make me one?

Ah, that really takes the biscuit I haven't

taken any biscuits just your coffee no fefei fei when I say someone really

takes the biscuit I mean what you've done is really

surprising annoying or sometimes just silly. Oh dear you're not happy.

Sorry Rob let's hear some examples while you calm down.

I can't believe she copied my work and pretended it was her own.

Now that really takes the biscuit.

You're really taking the biscuit if you're expecting me to take you to the match and wait outside until it's finished.

Your plan to turn the spare bedroom into a snooker room really takes the biscuit. This is the English we speak from BBC Learning English and we're finding out about the phrase

to take or to really take the biscuit, which means we are surprised or annoyed by someone's actions.

Oh Rob I'll buy you some more coffee. I hope so. By the way we can say something as well as someone takes the biscuit. So you take

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