a class act
a class act
A person who excels or succeeds with impressive style or ability. At 73, the aging pop star proves that he's still a class act on the stage. With her tireless work for charities and activist groups, the team's captain is a true class act both on the field and off.
See also: act, class
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
a class act
COMMON If someone is a class act, they are very good at what they do. Koeman is a class act. He's got great control and can hit passes from one side of the pitch to the other with amazing accuracy. Hiatt's songs have been recorded by class acts like Bob Dylan and The Everly Brothers.
See also: act, class
Collins COBUILD Idioms Dictionary, 3rd ed.
a class act
a person or thing displaying impressive and stylish excellence. informalSee also: act, class
Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary
class act
n. a high-quality act; a high-quality way of doing things. The prof puts on a real class act, but he grades very hard.
See also: act, class
McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions
class act
Elegant, refined, tasteful. The use of “class” in this sense originated in the second half of the 1800s in sports, where it described an athlete with such admirable qualities. In the second half of the 1900s, “act” was added and the term was used in the entertainment industry. A Boston Globe editorial had it: “Conan O’Brien: A Class Act Comes Home” (June 5, 2010), expanding “O’Brien has come across as a class act throughout the machinations that led NBC to have him replace fellow Bay Stater Jay Leno as host of the Tonight Show, then renege after Leno’s 10 p.m. replacement show bombed.”
See also: act, class
The Dictionary of Clichés by Christine Ammer
- class act
- God's own gift to (something)
- be (a) one for (something)
- be one for something/for doing something
- an all-rounder
- the straw that breaks the camel's back
- the straw that breaks the donkey's back
- the straw that broke the camel's back
- the straw that broke the donkey's back
- schmoozer