cream of the crop
The best or most desirable among some selection.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
“These students are the cream of the crop.”
“The company only hires the cream of the crop from the top universities.”
“After a rigorous selection process, the orchestra recruited only the cream of the crop to perform the symphony.”
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bumper crop
An excess of something; a large yield.
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cream in one's coffee
Something that one relishes.
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cream in one's jeans
To ejaculate while wearing one's trousers; to experience an orgasm while clothed.
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cream the crop
To pick out the most valuable or desirable things or people from a group for one's own interests.
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crop up
To occur, especially suddenly or unexpectedly.
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peaches and cream
A very enjoyable experience, usually used to describe something being unrealistically idyllic.
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specialty crop
Any of various crops cultivated for, or managed and gathered for, human use (in food, personal hygiene, medicine, or decoration) rather than as animal feed, fodder, or forage.
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whatever creams your twinkie
Do what you will, whatever makes you happy.
Last updated August 10, 2026