top drawer

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noun

the highest level in rank, excellence, or importance: a musician strictly out of the top drawer.

Origin of top drawer

First recorded in 1900–05

OTHER WORDS FROM top drawer

top-drawer, adjective

Words nearby top drawer

topcoat, top dead-centre, top dog, top dollar, top-down, top drawer, top-dress, top dressing, tope, topectomy, topee

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Example sentences from the Web for top drawer

Like all top-drawer authors, García Márquez possesses magnificent authority.
García Márquez Showed Us How Great Fiction Could Be|Malcolm Jones|April 18, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Dreier was a Yale and Harvard law graduate and a staple of top-drawer charity galas.
Did We All Go Mad?|Tina Brown|December 15, 2008|DAILY BEAST
I know it's top-drawer stuff, but are these Uniques actually people?
The Butterfly Kiss|Arthur Dekker Savage
And the top-drawer of a sewing- table fairly rattling with spools!
Rainy Week|Eleanor Hallowell Abbott

British Dictionary definitions for top drawer

top drawer

noun

people of the highest standing, esp socially (esp in the phrase out of the top drawer)

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Idioms and Phrases with top drawer

top drawer

Of the highest quality, importance, or rank, as in The musicians in this pick-up orchestra were top drawer. It probably alludes to the uppermost drawer in a bureau or chest, where the most valuable objects (such as jewelry) are usually kept. [c. 1900]

单词	top drawer
释义	top drawer SEE SYNONYMS FOR top drawer ON THESAURUS.COM noun the highest level in rank, excellence, or importance: a musician strictly out of the top drawer. Origin of top drawer First recorded in 1900–05 OTHER WORDS FROM top drawer top-drawer, adjective Words nearby top drawer topcoat, top dead-centre, top dog, top dollar, top-down, top drawer, top-dress, top dressing, tope, topectomy, topee Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for top drawer Like all top-drawer authors, García Márquez possesses magnificent authority. García Márquez Showed Us How Great Fiction Could Be\|Malcolm Jones\|April 18, 2014\|DAILY BEAST Dreier was a Yale and Harvard law graduate and a staple of top-drawer charity galas. Did We All Go Mad?\|Tina Brown\|December 15, 2008\|DAILY BEAST I know it's top-drawer stuff, but are these Uniques actually people? The Butterfly Kiss\|Arthur Dekker Savage And the top-drawer of a sewing- table fairly rattling with spools! Rainy Week\|Eleanor Hallowell Abbott British Dictionary definitions for top drawer top drawer noun people of the highest standing, esp socially (esp in the phrase out of the top drawer) Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Idioms and Phrases with top drawer top drawer Of the highest quality, importance, or rank, as in The musicians in this pick-up orchestra were top drawer. It probably alludes to the uppermost drawer in a bureau or chest, where the most valuable objects (such as jewelry) are usually kept. [c. 1900] The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Words related to top drawer great, impressive, remarkable, famous, catchy, interesting, important, notable, terrific, extraordinary, monumental, historic, enduring, indelible, eventful, decisive, meaningful, momentous, unforgettable, exemplary
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top drawer

noun

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British Dictionary definitions for top drawer

noun

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