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top drawer
noun
the highest level in rank, excellence, or importance: a musician strictly out of the top drawer.
Origin:
1900–05
1900–05
Related forms
top-drawer, adjective
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World English Dictionary
| top drawer | |
| —n | |
| people of the highest standing, esp socially (esp in the phrase out of the top drawer) | |
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Slang Dictionary
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Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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American Heritage
Idioms & Phrases
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® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
Copyright © 1997. Published by Houghton Mifflin.
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