单词 | cream off |
释义 | cream off 1. phrasal verb To cream off part of a group of people means to take them away and treat them in a special way, because they are better than the others. [disapproval] The private schools cream off many of the best pupils. [VERB PARTICLE noun] 2. phrasal verb See full dictionary entry for cream If a person or organization creams off a large amount of money, they take it and use it for themselves. [informal, disapproval] This means smaller banks can cream off big profits during lending booms. [VERB PARTICLE noun] Funds raised through selling these magazines are creamed off to support armed violence. [VERB PARTICLE noun (not pronoun)] |
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