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Meaning of cream of the crop | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2

Definitions

The best or most desirable among some selection.

idiomatic, uncountable

Equivalents

Español flor y nata la crema y nata lo más granado
Suomi kerma parhaimmisto
Français crème de la crème
Nederlands crème de la crème het neusje van de zalm
Polski śmietanka
Português nata suprassumo
Türkçe kaymak

Examples

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

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.

See also

cream of the valley cream of wheat cream pie cream puff cream puff piece cream rinse

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