TODAY'S IDIOM: THE JEWEL IN THE CROWN

"THE JEWEL IN THE CROWN"

If something is the jewel in the crown, it's part of a group or set of similar things, and it's the best of them all.

Example: If something is the jewel in the crown, it's part of a group or set of similar things, and it's the best of them all.

La joya más preciada.

Example sentences:

• Dudley has many companies, but he regards his cable TV channel "World of the Arts" as the jewel in the crown of his business empire / Dudley tiene muchas empresas, pero considera que su canal de TV por cable "El Mundo de las Artes", como la joya más preciada de su imperio empresarial.

• The jewel in the crown of Sir Humphrey's priceless collection of modern art is Pablo Picasso's "Boy with a Pipe" / La joya más preciada de la valiosa colección de Sir Humphrey del arte moderno es "Niño con pipa" de Pablo Picasso.

Additional examples:

• The island of Tresco, with its beautiful tropical gardens, is the jewel in the crown of the Scilly Isles.

• This college is the jewel in the crown of the city's university.

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