flower of the flock

Meaning: (idiomatic,archaic)Somethingexceedinglygood or thebestof its type.1903,Samuel Butler,The Way of All Flesh:None of the Pontifexes were deficient in good looks; they were a well-grown shapely family enough, but Alethea was theflower of the flockeven as regards good looks, while in respect of all other qualities that make a woman lovable, it seemed as though the stock that had been intended for the three daughters, and would have been about sufficient for them, had all been allotted to herself, her sisters getting none, and she all.

Examples:

EN: And the flower of the flock was Flint.
ES: Flint era el mejor.
EN: Flint was the flower of the flock, so Israel Hands told me.
ES: Flint era el mejor de todos según me dijo Israel.
EN: Ah! he was the flower of the flock,
HI: रहता न पास एक धेला है ,
EN: Motoko, you are the flower of the flock, oh,
HI: कमल का फूल है तू I
EN: 93T.15 'O spare me my life until one o'clock, And I'll give you Queen Betsie, the flower of the flock.'
HI: 0000-00-00 6:00 मेरे पैर की उंगलियों को चाटो और मैं तुम्हें एक पायदान दूंगा औरत का पुभुत्व, पैरमैथुन
EN: Your posts would be the flower of the flock.
HI: तेरी बगिया का फूल महकता रहे।
EN: How could she make a mistake writing "the flower of the flock"?
ID: Bagaimana dia bisa membuat kesalahan dalam menulis "seikat bunga"?

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