pick of the litter

plural picks of the litter

1. idiomaticThe best person or item in a group; the best that one has to offer.

   Of the books I read this summer, A Tale of Two Cities was the pick of the litter.

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   I'll take the pick of the litter, girls jockey for me / I don't need these lines to get laid

   2003, “Kiss Me, I'm Shitfaced”, in Blackout, performed by Dropkick Murphys

   In the first season of Stranger Things, no character was more extra than Steve Harrington — Nancy Wheeler’s frequently possessive, largely confused, often douchey boyfriend. Though he eventually got with the program and helped fight some monsters, he wasn’t exactly what you’d call the pick of the litter.

   2017 November 7, Aja Romano, “The unlikely breakout star of Stranger Things 2 is unlikelier babysitter Steve Harrington”, in Vox

   Synonyms: best of the bunch