cream off

• Verbo frasal que significa extraer o tomar la mejor parte de algo, a menudo para beneficio propio.

A phrasal verb meaning to remove or take the best part of something, often for one's own benefit.

incontable · transitivo · phrasal, separable

1. Remove the best partinformalbritish

   To take the best or most valuable part of something, often for oneself.

   quedarse con lo mejor

   • The company creamed off the most profitable clients.
   • They creamed off the top talent from the university.
   • The manager creamed off the best resources for his own team.

   Sinónimoscullskim off

2. Skim cream from milkformal

   To remove the cream from the surface of milk.

   Desnatar leche

   • The farmer creamed off the milk to make butter.
   • She creamed off the top layer of the fresh milk.
   • In traditional dairies, cream is creamed off by hand.

   Sinónimosskimskim off

Verbo basecream