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picks of the litter

picks of the litter is the plural of pick of the litter.

Meaning of pick of the litter

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.

Questions about picks of the litter

What is picks of the litter the plural of?
Picks of the litter is the plural of pick of the litter.

Words near picks of the litter in the dictionary

  1. picks from a hat
  2. picks gooseberry
  3. picks holes
  4. picks it up
  5. picks oakum
  6. picks of the litter
  7. picks off
  8. picks on
  9. picks one's battles
  10. picks one's nose
  11. picks one's way

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