cream off

• Verbe à particule signifiant prélever ou s'approprier la meilleure partie de quelque chose, souvent pour son propre avantage.

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

indénombrable · transitif · phrasal, séparable

1. Remove the best partinformalbritish

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

   Écrèmer

   • 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.

   Synonymescullskim off

2. Skim cream from milkformal

   To remove the cream from the surface of milk.

   écrémer (le lait)

   • 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.

   Synonymesskimskim off

Verbe de basecream