upper crust

 Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++ˌupper ˈcrust noun [singular]  informalCLASS IN SOCIETY the group of people who belong to the highest social class 上流社会，上层社会 —upper-crust adjective

Examples from the Corpus

upper crust• In fact there were complaints from upper crust visitors about the din, so the cells fell into disuse.• Only society's upper crust would have traveled in the car, known as the limousine of its day.• Those disgraceful students were males from the upper crust.• In Harehills I belonged to the upper crust of the lower middle classes who were getting out as fast as they could.• The upper crust does not ride public transportation.

ˌupper ˈcrust nounChineseSyllable  

of the people who Corpus belong highest group to the

upper crust
ˌupper ˈcrust noun [singular]
informal the group of people who belong to the highest social class
—upper-crust adjective