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pick of the crop

pick of the crop is the alternative form of cream of the crop.

Meaning of cream of the crop

Noun

cream of the crop (uncountable)

  1. (idiomatic) The best or most desirable among some selection.
    • They hoped to hire only the cream of the crop for the new project team.

Questions about pick of the crop

What is pick of the crop the alternative form of?
Pick of the crop is the alternative form of cream of the crop.

Words near pick of the crop in the dictionary

  1. pick holes
  2. pick it up
  3. pick me
  4. pick mes
  5. pick oakum
  6. pick of the crop
  7. pick of the litter
  8. pick off
  9. pick offs
  10. pick on
  11. pick on someone your own size

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