pick of the bunch

pick of the bunch
best of the group, cream of the crop

English contemporary dictionary. 2014.

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  • pick of the bunch —  Best, pick on Find fault with …   A concise dictionary of English slang

  • (the) best of the bunch — the best/pick/of the bunch phrase the best person or thing in a group Thesaurus: best person or thing or the best examplesynonym Main entry: bunch * * * the best/pick of the ˈbunch …   Useful english dictionary

  • the best of the bunch — the best (or the pick) of the bunch the best in a particular group …   Useful english dictionary

  • pick of the litter — noun The best person or item in a group. Of the books I read this summer, A Tale of Two Cities was the pick of the litter. Syn: best of the bunch Ant: runt …   Wiktionary

  • best of the bunch — noun The best or most preferred person or item within a group. I once heard father say that, with all his faults, he was the best of the bunch. Syn: pick of the litter …   Wiktionary

  • (the) pick of something — the pick of (something) the best of a group of things or people. Send in your poems and we will print the pick of the bunch …   New idioms dictionary

  • (the) pick of — the pick of (something) the best of a group of things or people. Send in your poems and we will print the pick of the bunch …   New idioms dictionary

  • pick — 1 /pIk/ verb (T) 1 CHOOSE STH to choose someone or something good or suitable from a group or range of people or things: Students have to pick three courses from a list of 15. | Let me pick a few examples at random. | pick your words (=be careful …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • pick — pick1 W1S1 [pık] v [T] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(choose something)¦ 2¦(flowers/fruit etc)¦ 3¦(remove something)¦ 4 pick your way through/across/among etc something 5 pick your nose 6 pick your teeth 7 pick somebody s brains 8 pick a quarrel/fight (with… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

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