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cream in one's coffee

cream in one's coffee noun: something that one relishes.

Noun

cream in one's coffee (uncountable)

  1. (idiomatic) Something that one relishes.
    • You're the cream in my coffee. You're the salt in my stew. You will always be my necessity. I'd be lost without you.1928, “You're the Cream in my Coffee”, Buddy DeSylva, Lew Brown (lyrics), Ray Henderson (music)
    • As for sideburns, the attraction was lost on me even in the 50s, but big, anachronistic muttonchops on hippy boys were the cream in my coffee in the 60s.1992 July 4, Frank R.A.J. Maloney, “90210”, in soc.motss (Usenet)

Questions about cream in one's coffee

What does cream in one's coffee mean?
Cream in one's coffee means something that one relishes.
What part of speech is cream in one's coffee?
Cream in one's coffee is a noun.

Words near cream in one's coffee in the dictionary

  1. cream gene
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  4. cream horn
  5. cream horns
  6. cream in one's coffee
  7. cream in one's jeans
  8. cream in one's pants
  9. cream line
  10. cream lines
  11. cream liqueur

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