cream of the crop

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Noun

cream of the crop (uncountable)

(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.

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

pick of the litter

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