| 词汇 | top-drawer |
| 词源 | top-drawer. Of the best or highest quality. This American term comes from the early 1900s British expression out of the top drawer, meaning “well-bred, gentlemanly, upper class, aris- tocratic.” Drawer refers to a chest of drawers, one’s valuables usually kept in the top drawer. |
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