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pick of the litter

pick of the litter noun: the best person or item in a group; the best that one has to offer.

Noun

pick of the litter (plural picks of the litter)

  1. (idiomatic) The best person or item in a group; the best that one has to offer.
    • Of the books I read this summer, A Tale of Two Cities was the pick of the litter.
    • I'll take the pick of the litter, girls jockey for me / I don't need these lines to get laid2003, “Kiss Me, I'm Shitfaced”, in Blackout, performed by Dropkick Murphys

Synonyms of pick of the litter

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Forms of pick of the litter

pluralpicks of the litter

Questions about pick of the litter

What does pick of the litter mean?
Pick of the litter means the best person or item in a group; the best that one has to offer.
What part of speech is pick of the litter?
Pick of the litter is a noun.
What is the plural of pick of the litter?
The plural of pick of the litter is picks of the litter.

Words near pick of the litter in the dictionary

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

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