upper crust

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ϕιλομαθής ϕιλομαθής Miercuri, 12 Sep 2018, 13:59

Idiomatic translations of "upper crust"

Daneză
de bonede gulve
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the toffs
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clotted cream
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Rusă
Высший свет
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Сливки общества
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Meanings of "upper crust"

Engleză

the highest level of society, i.e. people who are separated from ordinary people as being elite either by economic or social position, or both.
Dating to the mid-19th century, this expression comes from the belief that the upper crust of bread was the best or most desirable part. it can be used as an adjective or a noun.

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"upper crust" în versuri

Taylor Swift
I Bet You Think About MeTaylor Swift
Huh Well I tried to fit in with your upper-crust circles Yeah, they let me sit in back when we were in love
Georges Brassens
Song for the GeordieGeorges Brassens
when the p'lice pulled me in for a while You gave a smile when I was bust, unlike the local upper crust, Who were so keen at last to see
Antilopen Gang
PizzaAntilopen Gang
Upon every continent and within every culture You'll find something pizza-ish or an equally equivalent dish It stretches from Tanzania to the upper-crust of Munich (*3) One day the whole world will become a giant pizzeria!
Non-Fiction
Platonic Simple-Minded HeroineNon-Fiction
I'm willing to cheat to make it easy I just want to do everything! but reality gets in my way I'm supposed to be the upper-crust already, but I want more! There's a severe lack of romance in my life
Renaud
The BobosRenaud
They appear on every rhyme They are a new class After the "bourges"upper crust" href="#footnote1_bobr6y6" rel="nofollow">1 and the proletarians Not far from the rednecks, but classier 1. abbreviation of "bourgeois" which are the french upper crust
Les Misérables (Musical)
Wedding Chorale / Beggars at the FeastLes Misérables (Musical)
Paris at my feet Paris in the dust And here's me breaking bread with the upper crust
Mozart l'Opéra Rock (musical)
The OperapMozart l'Opéra Rock (musical)
Put away your claws, nice lanky lad! We see you as a performing dog for the upper crust, performing big numbers worthy of a little monkey.
Les Misérables (Musical)
The Wedding/Beggars at the BuffetLes Misérables (Musical)
That one over there is "warm"1, but it's going good for him otherwise. All of Paris is mine, all of Pa has gout, And I'm, I'm eating my way through through the upper-crust! 1. "Gay", I used a dated term to be more apt to the time period.
Les Misérables (Musical)
Bonjour Paris [Look Down (Paris)]Les Misérables (Musical)
[ENJOLRAS] Luckily, among the upper crust, there’s one who looks down below.
Matmatah
At high tideMatmatah
At the big sponsors ball I was persona non grata And now amongst the upper crust Being welcomed once again into the arms
Maryla Rodowicz
Sex and greenbacksMaryla Rodowicz
the actors screwed the play. We didn't have any hope to reach the upper crust, so devils stopped that "soap"1,- 1. e.g., soap opera
Roald Dahl
The three little pigsRoald Dahl
Ah, Piglet, you must never trust Young ladies from the upper crust. For now, Miss Riding Hood, one notes,
Pocahontas II (OST)
What a Day in LondonPocahontas II (OST)
In London town [Butler:] The upper crust lie fast asleep
Mistinguett
La JavaMistinguett
But on Boulevard Saint Germain The upper crust Have no principles
La Trinca
Parallel livesLa Trinca
The unbreakable support went quickly broken they were the elite, they were the upper crust they were Spain and now they're ten.
Gilbert and Sullivan
My Pain and My Distress + A Many Years AgoGilbert and Sullivan
Two tender babes I nursed: One was of low condition, The other, upper crust, A regular patrician.
Sui Generis
Natalio Ruiz, the little man with the grey hatSui Generis
Today you fill a spot according to your lineage in Recoleta. upper crust." href="#footnote1_hw7zyuk" rel="nofollow">1 1. Famous cemetery for the upper crust.
Édith Piaf
TelegramÉdith Piaf
"Will be Orly 1 – eight o'clock – May second – Am impatient – Am overjoyed – I love you more than everupper crust, it wasn't/isn't uncommon for even married coupes to call each other vous." href="#footnote2_jc76dul" rel="nofollow">2 – Love – kisses – sighed – François..." 1. Orly is in ...
Come Along With MeCan-Can (Musical)
Come along with me! There's a prince whose home has become a must For the lower men of the upper crust — 'Cause his high-born wife has such a low-cut bust!
Matti Louhivuori
A lumberjack's sayMatti Louhivuori
An axe won't bring them here When in the city they all adorn The tables of the upper crust Hey gents, come here for once