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Englishupper crust
Meaning: 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.
Example: “The gala was full of the town's upper crust.”
Equivalents in other languages
French: Faire partie du Gotha Literally: To be part of the Gotha- French: Le haut du pavé Literally: The top of the paving
Origin: In medieval households the upper crust of a loaf was sometimes said to be served to the most important people, though evidence for that custom is thin. "Upper crust" for the aristocracy is recorded from the 19th century, when it may also have played on the idea of the top layer of society.
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