the crème de la crèmenoun [ S ]
uk/ˌkrem də lɑː ˈkrem/us/ˌkrem də lɑː ˈkrem/the best people in a group or the best type of a particular thing:
She was hoping to attract the crème de la crème of the art world to her exhibition.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Good and excellent things
- badass
- be the best thing since sliced bread idiom
- beaut
- beauty
- belter
- bunch
- flagship
- gem
- jewel
- jim-dandy
- king
- lulu
- marvel
- paragon
- peach
- the flower of sth idiom
- the jewel in the crown idiom
- the pick of sth idiom
- the real deal
- the Rolls-Royce of sth idiom
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