cream of the crop

English

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Noun

cream of the crop (uncountable)

1. (idiomatic) The best or most desirable among some selection.

   Synonym: crème de la crème

   They hoped to hire only the cream of the crop for the new project team.

Derived terms

• cream the crop (verb)

Related terms

• cream of wheat

 

Translations

the best

• Afrikaans: die room van die oes
• Dutch: crème de la crème, het neusje van de zalm
• Finnish: parhaimmisto (fi), kerma (fi)
• French: crème de la crème (fr) f
• Polish: śmietanka (pl) f
• Portuguese: nata (pt) f, suprassumo (pt) m
• Spanish: la crema y nata, flor y nata (es), lo más granado

See also

• high on the hog
• pick of the litter
• upper crust