Nov 30, 2016 · The first two definitions of "creme" on Merriam-Webster are: 1 : a sweet liqueur 2 : cream or a preparation made with or resembling cream used in cooking The word comes from …

Sep 9, 2011 · 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 …

Oct 13, 2015 · 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 …

Jul 28, 2023 · I was listening to "Let it Bleed" by The Rolling Stones, and the lyrics say Yeah, we all need someone we can cream on // Yeah and if you want to, well you can cream …

Jun 26, 2019 · Morning everyone! Translating a Spanish restaurant menu into English, I found myself doubting whether to capitalize sauce names. Some examples are romesco and …

Mar 3, 2024 · Ark Royal is a name. Similar questions would be "How many Jasens are there in the world?" "How many Alexei Briggses are there?" Ark Royal is not a title or an office like …

Apr 27, 2021 · @KateBunting - That's true only in the very narrow, irrelevant sense that also not all "crème brûlée" is French, meaning that, yes, sometimes "crème brûlée" is made outside of …

Apr 9, 2022 · Different varieties or kinds would work here too, perhaps not as specific to this case as confections. There may be some cases where you have a vanilla creme and a raspberry …

Nov 26, 2021 · 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” …

May 5, 2014 · Why is this definition used to refer to the specific business shown in the extract below, and what is its literal meaning? The island's idiosyncratic “junket” system helps to bring …