单词 | in a class of one's own |
释义 | > as lemmasin a class of one's own P2. in a class of one's own: in an unequalled or unique position; unsurpassed, esp. in excellence or performance. Cf. in a league of one's own at league n.2 Additions. ΚΠ 1819 T. Roebuck Ann. College of Fort William 198 His superiority is such as to rank him in truth in a separate class of his own; and he has left both his contemporary competitors, and every Student of Arabic at a distance. 1853 T. De Quincey Ess. on Poets 3 Their merit in fact is not only supreme but unique; not only supreme in their general class, but unique as in a class of their own. 1938 Times 21 Oct. 18/1 (advt.) Its delicious flavour, and its freedom from deleterious ingredients, place it in a class of its own. 1977 Economist (Nexis) 26 Mar. 132 The New Yorker's film critic..is in a class of her own... She is a born writer, whose prose comes pinging from the page as if mere words can barely keep up with her. 2006 Athletics Weekly 14 Dec. 28/2 He was in a class of his own before Stuttgart but now I know he is human and he can be beaten. < as lemmas |
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