top-drawer

top-drawer
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Etymology: top drawer
1. : of the highest social level

top-drawer socialites whom he has escorted — Life

2. : of the highest level of rank, excellence, or importance

the top-drawer officials of the railroad — S.K.Farrington

one of the top-drawer secrets of the war — New York Times

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top-drawer UK US adjective
of high quality or high social class

a top-drawer performance

Thesaurus: from an upper class familysynonym extremely good or of a high qualitysynonym

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Informal. the highest level, as of importance or excellence: »

a family in the top drawer of Washington society.

top-drawer «TOP DRR», adjective.
Informal. of the highest level, as of excellence or importance.

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ˌtop-ˈdrawer ; adjective

a top-drawer performance

Main entry:top drawerderived

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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  • top-drawer — • top drawer • topflight • topnotch See: top drawer adj informal Of the best; or most important kind. Mary s art work was top drawer material. Mr. Rogers is a top drawer executive and gets a very high salary …   Словарь американских идиом

  • top-drawer — [täp′drôr′] adj. of first importance, privilege, etc. * * * top drawer (tŏpʹdrôrʹ) adj. Of the highest importance, rank, privilege, or merit. * * * …   Universalium

  • top drawer — top drawer, adj. the highest level in rank, excellence, or importance: a musician strictly out of the top drawer. [1900 05] * * * …   Universalium

  • top-drawer — adj [only before noun] informal of the highest quality ▪ England need to produce a top drawer performance if they want to win this match …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • top-drawer — adjective MAINLY BRITISH of high quality or social class: a top drawer performance …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • top drawer — top′ drawer′ n. the highest level in status, excellence, or importance • Etymology: 1900–05 top′ drawer′, adj …   From formal English to slang

  • top drawer — ► NOUN informal ▪ high social position or class. ► ADJECTIVE informal ▪ of the highest quality or social class …   English terms dictionary

  • top-drawer — [täp′drôr′] adj. of first importance, privilege, etc …   English World dictionary

  • top drawer — noun : the highest level of society, authority, or excellence has a low social opinion of the … ruling class who do not come out of the top drawer V.S.Pritchett the majority of critics currently place him in the top drawer Granville Hicks * * *… …   Useful english dictionary

  • Top Drawer — Infobox Album | Name = Top Drawer Type = Album Artist = Mel Tormé | Released = 1983 Recorded = May 1983 Genre = Jazz Length = 38:41 Label = Concord Records Producer = Carl Jefferson Reviews = * Allmusic Rating|4|5… …   Wikipedia

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