Cream, in english, is a word that means that dairy product that comes from the fatty stuff from milk. cream is used in common foods like whipped cream and sour cream There is an earlier expression, crème de la crème (often spelled creme de la creme), which is a borrowing from french (where it means, literally, cream of the cream) In both languages, the expression means metaphorically the best of the best, i.e The phrase crème de la crème means to be the best of the best Is there a phrase that means the opposite of this, that is, to be the worst of the worst The phrase doesn't have to come from french.
Translating a spanish restaurant menu into english, i found myself doubting whether to capitalize sauce names Some examples are romesco and sriracha Not being familiar with th. We were regaled next with creme bouilli, or boiled cream The ingredients which enter into the composition of the beverage are sour cream, eggs, and milk hot from the cow, with a little rennet We were served with it in pans, with a spoon to sup it, and sugar was given to such as chose it.
Wafers with cream flavoured cream This sounds horribly recursive to my ear How can you rephrase it or use a synonym without losing the original meaning? 2005 independent (nexis) 5 feb 45 the drink incorporates creme de mure (blackberry liqueur), the somewhat sweeter sister of creme de cassis (blackcurrant liqueur) Any of various items of tackle having two or more matching components
According to the word detective The earliest citation in the oxford english dictionary for “pretty please” is from 1913, and the earliest for “pretty please with sugar on top” is from 1973 But my guess is that “with sugar on top” actually arose much earlier, at least by the 1950s In french, from whom we’ve borrowed the word, it’s /fɛt/ “fet” But if we pronounced it as if it were an english word after dropping the accent, it would be /fi:t/ “feet” A person or thing of a unique or remarkable kind
Slang (1987) 304/2 that was a great joke, a oner
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