Meaning of pick of the litter | Babel Free

Definitions

The best person or item in a group; the best that one has to offer.

idiomatic

Equivalents

Examples

“Of the books I read⟳ this summer, A Tale of Two Cities was the pick⟳ of the litter.”

“I'll take⟳ the pick⟳ of the litter, girls jockey for me / I don't need⟳ these lines to get⟳ laid”

“In the first season of Stranger Things, no character was more extra than Steve Harrington — Nancy Wheeler’s frequently possessive, largely confused, often douchey boyfriend. Though he eventually got with the program⟳ and helped fight⟳ some monsters, he wasn’t exactly what you’d call⟳ the pick⟳ of the litter.”

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