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cream sth/sb off
cream sth/sb off — phrasal verb with cream /kriːm/ verb [T]
► F0 to remove the best part of something or the best people in a group and use them for your own advantage: » They had a plan to cream off the brightest children and put them in separate schools.Thesaurus+: ↑Taking things away from someone or somewhere , ↑Removing and getting rid of thingsThesaurus+: ↑Removing and extractingThesaurus+: ↑Taking and choosing |