beau idéal
/ˌbəʊ iːdeɪˈal
/ /bo ideal/noun
A person or thing representing the highest possible standard of excellence in a particular respect: as a war hero and budget-cutter, he strikes many observers as the beau idéal of electability...
- Successful double envelopment, every commander's beau idéal, can have no other outcome.
- He was the Beau Ideal of the Regular Army.
Origin
French, literally 'ideal beauty'.