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top drawer
noun
the highest level in rank, excellence, or importance.
a musician strictly out of the 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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Other Word Forms
- top-drawer adjective
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Word History and Origins
Origin of top drawer1
First recorded in 1900–05
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Idioms and Phrases
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]
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On paper, the talent is top drawer.
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Lamont went in the top drawer above us, in with Camilla’s gloves and garters.
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Bearman is one of those guys that has looked top drawer for quite a while.
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If you work out in the morning, put exercise clothes in the top drawer of your dresser or on the rod closest to your closet door.
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“I'm putting the hoodoo-hot sauce in the top drawer. You know the food here isn't going to have the taste from home.”
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