upper crust people

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• upper-crust — the upper crust people who have the highest social position and who are usually rich. He spoke with an upper crust accent …   New idioms dictionary

• upper crust — n [singular] informal the group of people who belong to the highest social class >upper crust adj …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• upper crust, the — noun INFORMAL people who belong to the highest social class …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• upper crust — noun the class occupying the highest position in the social hierarchy • Syn: ↑upper class • Hypernyms: ↑class, ↑stratum, ↑social class, ↑socio economic class • Hyponyms: ↑elite, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

• upper crust — richest, most famous or important people in a certain place, the highest class The private club was full of what looked like the upper crust of the city. Digest 22/2002 the highest level of society, i.e. people who are separated from ordinary… …   Idioms and examples

• upper crust — {n.}, {informal} The richest, most famous, or important people in a certain place; the highest class. * /It is a school that only the children of the upper crust can afford./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

• upper crust — {n.}, {informal} The richest, most famous, or important people in a certain place; the highest class. * /It is a school that only the children of the upper crust can afford./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

• upper\ crust — noun informal the richest, most famous, or important people in a certain place; the highest class. It is a school that only the children of the upper crust can afford …   Словарь американских идиом

• upper crust — noun (singular) informal the group of people who belong to the highest social class upper crust adjective …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• upper crust — Synonyms and related words: FFVs, Vanity Fair, ancienne noblesse, aristocracy, baronage, baronetage, barons, beau monde, beautiful people, best people, blue blood, cafe society, carriage trade, chivalry, cream, cream of society, drawing room,… …   Moby Thesaurus

• (the) upper crust — people who have the highest social position and who are usually rich. Many treasures were brought back to Britain because its upper crust was wealthy and liked travelling abroad …   New idioms dictionary