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the cream of sth

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  • cream — cream1 [kri:m] n [Date: 1300 1400; : Old French; Origin: craime, cresme, from Latin cramum] 1.) [U] a thick yellow white liquid that rises to the top of milk ▪ fresh cream ▪ strawberries and cream 2.) [U] a pale yellow white colour 3.) …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • cream somebody off — ˌcream sb/sthˈoff derived to take sth away, usually the best people or things or an amount of money, in order to get an advantage for yourself • The best students were creamed off by the grammar schools. Main entry: ↑creamderived …   Useful english dictionary

  • cream — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 fatty part of milk ADJECTIVE ▪ clotted, thick, whipped ▪ double (BrE), heavy (AmE) ▪ single (BrE) …   Collocations dictionary

  • cream — 1 noun (U) 1 a thick yellowish white liquid that rises to the top of milk: Have some cream in your coffee. | strawberries and cream 2 (C, U) a food containing this: cream of chicken soup | cream cakes 3 (C, U) a thick soft substance that you put… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • cream something off — take the best of a group of people or things, esp. in a way that is considered unfair the schools cream off some of the better students ■ make a disproportionate or excessive profit on a transaction * * * ˌcream sb/sthˈoff derived to take sth… …   Useful english dictionary

  • The Zorros — were an Australian rock band, formed in 1979. They were popular in the Melbourne music scene of the early 1980s, playing at venues such as the Crystal Ballroom , Exford Hotel Russel St City, Sydenham Hotel Richmond, Pier Hotel Frankston, Sorrento …   Wikipedia

  • get into sth — UK US get into sth Phrasal Verb with get({{}}/get/ verb ( tt , got, got, or US gotten) ► to become interested in sth: »The bosses of the dairy company are now getting into yogurt and ice cream in a big way …   Financial and business terms

  • gild the lily — verb 1. adorn unnecessarily (something that is already beautiful) • Syn: ↑paint the lily • Hypernyms: ↑decorate, ↑adorn, ↑grace, ↑ornament, ↑embellish, ↑beautify …   Useful english dictionary

  • ˌpolish sth ˈoff — phrasal verb informal to eat or drink something until it is finished Well, it didn t take us long to polish off the ice cream.[/ex] …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English

  • sun — noun (usually the sun) ADJECTIVE ▪ bright, brilliant, golden, red, yellow ▪ hazy, pale, weak, wintry …   Collocations dictionary

  • top — top1 W2S1 [tɔp US ta:p] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(highest part)¦ 2¦(upper surface)¦ 3¦(best position)¦ 4¦(cover)¦ 5¦(clothes)¦ 6 be (at the) top of the list/agenda 7 on top 8 on top of something 9 one on top of the other …   Dictionary of contemporary English

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