English · Idiom Candidate

top drawer

Proposed by a contributor, not yet supported by evidence.

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

Of extremely high quality or excellence

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

của chất lượng cao hoặc xuất sắc

Machine-translated — suggest a fix

Literally: uppermost compartment of a piece of furniture

Where it’s used: Used Widespread English

Examples

I'm going to keep this in the top drawer.Tôi sẽ cất nó ở ngăn tủ trên cùng.

Tatoeba sentence #7735125 (CC BY 2.0 FR, tatoeba.org, retrieved 2026-07-31)

Sources & notes

Listed in Wiktionary’s “English idioms” category (retrieved 2026-07-29); definition pending editorial review. Definition drafted by AI (@cf/meta/llama-3.3-70b-instruct-fp8-fast) and auto-approved by rule on 2026-07-31; pending editor spot-check.

Common questions

What does “top drawer” mean?

Of extremely high quality or excellence Literally: uppermost compartment of a piece of furniture

Is “top drawer” formal or informal?

No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.

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