informalCLASS IN SOCIETY the group of people who belong to the highest socialclass 上流社会,上层社会
—upper-crustadjectiveadj
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upper crust• In fact there were complaints from upper crustvisitors about the din, so the cells fell into disuse.• Only society's upper crust would have traveled in the car, known as the limousine of its day.• Those disgracefulstudents were males from the upper crust.• In Harehills I belonged to the upper crust of the lowermiddle classes who were getting out as fast as they could.• The upper crust does not ride public transportation.