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Idiom: The cream rises to the top
The idiom the cream rises to the top means that the most skilled people and best ideas are more noticeable than the others because they rise to the top and stand out.
Have you ever enjoyed a glass of fresh milk?
I don’t mean pasteurized milk in a carton sold in a grocery store; I’m talking about a glass of milk still warm from the cow.
No?
The cream rises to the top means the most skilled people and best ideas are more noticeable than the others because they stand out.
Oh well, maybe you will be able to enjoy a glass of raw milk one day.
But I digress.
To get back to the matter at hand, the cream rises to the top if you have a glass of raw milk.
Everybody knows that cream is the most delicious part of milk.
The cream rises to the top is an idiom because we can apply it to people or even products.
People who are exceptionally good at their jobs rise to higher positions within their business or company.
Some can climb the ladder very quickly, whereas others may take longer.
The one thing they all have in common is that, just like the cream in a glass of raw milk, they eventually make it to the top.
It’s the same with products.
Good products such as the Apple iPhone or Mercedes Benz cars will become the dominant products in their market because they are the best.
As today’s idiom goes, the cream rises to the top.
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