1. 名列第一；优胜

　　Of all the hard-hearted women, she takes the cake.

　　女性中能像她那么铁石心肠的，恐怕再也没谁了。

　　2. eat humble pie

　　2.忍气吞声；低头认罪

　　I think I'm right, but if I'm wrong, I'll eat humble pie.

　　我觉得我是对的。不过如果能证明我错，我甘愿认罪。

　　3. go/sell like hot cakes

　　3. 热销，畅销

　　I'm sure this new line of coats will go like hot cakes.

　　我确信这种新款外套一定会畅销。

　　4. a piece of cake/as easy as pie

　　4. 小菜一碟，小事一桩

　　Glad to help. It was a piece of cake.

　　很高兴能帮上忙。这一点也不难。

　　5. eat one's cake and have it too

　　5. 得其利而无其害，两者兼得（多用于否定句中）

　　Don't buy a car if you want to walk and stay healthy. You can't eat your cake and have it too.

　　如果你想要走路、想要保持健康，就别买车。鱼和熊掌不可兼得。

　　6. pie in the sky

　　6. 渺茫的希望

　　Their plans to set up their own business are just pie in the sky.

　　他们创办自己公司的计划只不过是空想罢了。

　　7. cakes and ale

　　7. 欢乐，物质享受，生活中的好东西（ale是一种酒）

　　Any reasonable person knows that life is not all cakes and ale.

　　任何理性的人都知道，生活不可能总是充满鲜花和美酒。

　　8. a piece (or slice) of the pie

　　8.一份好处，一杯羹

　　When the ?business ?started making ?money, everyone in his ?family ?wanted a piece of the ?pie.

　　他的生意开始赚钱后，家里每个人都想分一杯羹。