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IDIOMSLANG BEST second to none better than everything.This is an excellent car—second to none.Her suggestion was second to none, and the manager accepted it eagerly. (the) be-all and (the) end-all Something that is the very best or most important; something so good that it will end the search for something better. (Fixed order.)Finishing the building of his boat became the be-all and end-all of Roger's existence.Sally is the be-all and the end-all of Don’s life. (el) primo mod. having to do with something that is top quality. (From Spanish for “the first.”)This stuff is primo.I want some more of that el primo C. number one mod. top rated; best; closest.We heard the number one high school band in the whole state last night.This is my number one buddy, Tom. numero uno n. “number one”; the best. (Spanish.)This coffee is numero uno in my book.Mary is numero uno in our office. You'll have to ask her. ten n. the highest rank on a scale of one to ten. (Always with a.)She's definitely a ten.On a scale of one to ten, this pizza's a ten.
best 1. noun a stroke of a cane, or 'the slipper' applied as corporal punishment. For some reason six was always the most popular number of deliveries ('six of the best') but the term varies to account for the punisher's preference. Corporal punishment has not been permitted in UK schools since the later C20 UK, 1912.► one of the besta good man, a good companion UK, 1937 2. verb should US, 1973.► give (a number) of the bestto give (so many) belts with a cane AUSTRALIA, 1965
idiombest► the best of a bad lot/bunch► (have/get) the best of both worldsthe best of British BrEBrE1 spoken (also the best of British luck) said in order to wish someone luck:I think we should go over and wish him the best of British.They've worked hard to get this far, and the best of British luck to them.2 good things that are made in Britain ◆ often used in newspapers:Japanese consumers still have a yen for the best of British.Our job is to promote the best of British.the best/better part ofnearly all of an amount, especially of time or money:They have been living together for the best part of 30 years.Stocking up meant spending the better part of the day on a grocery shopping expedition.do your level bestto try as hard as you can to do something that is important:We are doing our level best to get information out to the public.The doctor was doing his level best, but we didn't have much hope that she'd survive.it's (all) for the bestspoken used in order to say that a bad situation may have some good results:I'm sorry we have to leave, but maybe it's for the best.When my parents separated, they told us it was all for the best, but children don't understand that kind of situation.make the best of sth(also make the best of it)(or make the best of a bad job BrE)to accept an unsatisfactory situation, and do what you can to make it less bad:You have to make the best of the body and looks you were born with.Though we couldn't get the hotel we wanted, we decided to go ahead with the trip anyway and make the best of it.We'll just have to make the best of a bad job, and arrange some sort of basic training that doesn't need extra funds.
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