cream off
phrasal verbcream somebody/something off
- to take something away, usually the best people or things or an amount of money, in order to get an advantage for yourself
提取(精华);选取(最好的人或物);取走(某数额的金钱) - The best students were creamed off by the grammar schools.
最好的学生都已被文法学校录取。
- The best students were creamed off by the grammar schools.