crème de la crème
Crème de la Crème
Best of the best; something superlative; the very bestBest of the best; something superlative; the very best.
Meaning
1 senses(idiomatic, singular, singular only, uncountable)Best of the best; something superlative; the very best.
To be an astronaut you must be the crème de la crème.
Crème de la Crème
Translations
5 languagesDeutsch
By meaning 1
best of the best:
Origin
Borrowed from French crème de la crème (literally “cream of the cream”).Borrowed from French crème de la crème (literally “cream of the cream”).
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Synonyms
3 synonymsbest of the bestcream of the croppick of the crop
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable