cream of the crop

cream of the crop

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Noun

cream of the crop (uncountable)

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

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

Synonyms

• crème de la crème

Translations

the best

Afrikaans: die room van die oes Dutch: crème de la crème, het neusje van de zalm French: crème de la crème (fr) f

Portuguese: nata (pt) f, suprassumo (pt) m Spanish: la crema y nata, flor y nata, lo más granado