cream of the crop en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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Meanings
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(idiomatic, uncountable) The best or most desirable among some selection.
They hoped to hire only the cream of the crop for the new project team.
Deriveds
Relateds
pick of the litter · cream of wheat · high on the hog · upper crust
Synonyms
Translations (14)
fi kerma (the best) · nl crème de la crème (the best) · pt nata (the best) · tr kaymak tabaka (the best) · pt suprassumo (the best) · nl het neusje van de zalm (the best) · fi parhaimmisto (the best) · fr crème de la crème (the best) · es lo más granado (the best) · tr kaymak (the best) · es flor y nata (the best) · es la crema y nata (the best) · af die room van die oes (the best) · pl śmietanka (the best)