Meaning of jewel in the crown | Babel Free
Definitions
The most valuable or important thing or person among others of its kind.
idiomatic
Equivalents
Türkçe
baş tacı
Examples
“They eventually found each other and forged a powerful doubles partnership. In 1956, they won the French Championships and Wimbledon, the jewel in the crown of a sport that had hardly welcomed them.”
“The 226-year-old auction house ranks behind only Sotheby’s and Christie’s as one of the sector’s major international players, […]. It has stood alongside Chelsea as one of the jewels in the crown of Russian investments in “Londongrad”.”
CEFR level
C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.