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1. adjective(higher in position, rank etc: the upper floors of the building; He has a scar on his upper lip.) zgornji2. noun((usually in plural) the part of a shoe above the sole: There's a crack in the upper.) gornje usnje (čevlja)3. adverb(in the highest place or position: Thoughts of him were upper-most in her mind.) najprej- get/have the upper hand of/over someone
- get/have the upper hand* * *I [ʌpə]adjectivegornji, višji; figuratively višji, vzvišenejšiupper circle theatre drugi balkon, druga vrstaupper crust — skorja (kruha itd.), American slang premožni sloji družbeupper dog slang zmagovalecupper hand — premoč, nadvladaupper storey — gornje nadstropje; figuratively glava, pamet, možganithe upper ten (thousand) — plemstvo, aristokracija, bogataši in visoka družbaupper works nautical deli ladje nad vodno površinoto get the upper hand — dobiti premoč, zmagati, nadvladati; dobiti prvenstvoII [ʌpə]nountechnical gornje usnje (čevlja); colloquially zgornje ležišče (v spalnem vozu); medicine gornja čeljust, gornja proteza; plural gamaše iz blagato be (down) on one's uppers — strgati čevlje, figuratively biti popolnoma brez sredstev
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upper crust — The upper crust are the upper classes and the establishment … The small dictionary of idiomes
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 — upper crust; upper crust·er; … English syllables
upper crust — upper crust, adj. 1. the topmost layer of crust, as of a pie. 2. Informal. the highest social class. [1425 75; 1830 35 for def. 2; late ME] * * * … Universalium
upper crust — upper class, high class, aristocracy Kurt acts like upper crust because his ancestor was a German baron … English idioms
upper crust — ☆ upper crust n. Informal UPPER CLASS … English World dictionary
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 — | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ adjective Etymology: upper crust : of, relating to, or having the characteristics of the highest class of society one was of low condition, the other, upper crust W.S.Gilbert her best upper crust voice Marian Castle * * * uppˈer… … Useful english dictionary
Upper Crust — Infobox Company company name = Upper Crust company company type = Wholly owned subsidiary company slogan = Freshly baked, all day long! foundation = London Waterloo Station (1986) industry = Food and Drink products = Baguettes, Coffee parent =… … Wikipedia
Upper crust — The phrase upper crust may refer to: * Upper Crust, a chain of sandwich restaurants * The upper crust , a colloquialism referring to the wealthy or privileged classes. The usage is purported to derive from a Medieval analogy to pie or bread: the… … Wikipedia
upper crust — also upper crust N SING COLL The upper crust are the upper classes. [INFORMAL] ...the kind of lifestyle of the privileged upper crust. ADJ: ADJ n Upper crust is also an adjective. Sergeant Parrott normally spoke with an upper crust accent … English dictionary
