a cut above

idiom

: better than other people or things

All of his books are good, but this one is a cut above (the rest).

She's a cut above the other competitors and should win easily.

Examples of a cut above in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Although superstar tackle Tristan Wirfs is dealing with an injury to start the season, the Buccaneers still should be a cut above everyone else in the perennially weak South. —David Wilson, Miami Herald, 28 Aug. 2025

This series features bourbon made from barrels specifically selected by the distiller, and the result is a bourbon that is certainly a cut above. —Erik Ofgang, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2025

Still, this is a cut above genre average, with admirable production values and a modest storytelling scale. —Dennis Harvey, Variety, 6 Aug. 2025

There’s also the matter of Carr’s ability in the pass game being a cut above Notre Dame’s recent quarterbacks, and the fact Minchey offers a mobility Denbrock has weaponized in recent playbooks. —Pete Sampson, New York Times, 2 Aug. 2025

Rhymes for a cut above

• hereinabove
• dove
• glove
• love
• of
• shove
• foxglove
• hereof
• thereof
• whereof