cream of the crop
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He was happy to field them all and left this correspondent with the firm impression that Martin learned a great deal from his clashes with the cream of the crop in England's top flight.
From BBC • Jun. 5, 2025
San Pedro, Eagle Rock and Crenshaw are the cream of the crop in the City Section, which has 52 schools participating in its inaugural season.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 1, 2023
“When you play the cream of the crop in this league, you can’t have off nights,” Kings coach Todd McLellan said.
From Seattle Times • Feb. 26, 2023
He decided to go to CVP Physicians in Cincinnati, calling it "the cream of the crop locally for having eye surgery" as they do "100 a day."
From Salon • Oct. 6, 2022
To put it another way, you pilots are the cream of the crop.
From Dave Dawson on Guadalcanal by Bowen, Robert Sydney
