a cut above someone/something

US /ə kʌt əˈbʌv ˈsʌmˌwʌn/ˈsʌmˌθɪŋ/
UK /ə kʌt əˈbʌv ˈsʌmˌwʌn/ˈsʌmˌθɪŋ/
"a cut above someone/something" picture
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better than someone or something else

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Her performance was a cut above the rest.
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This restaurant is definitely a cut above the others in town.
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cut (someone) to the quickabovelet someone/something becut someone some slackcutcuttingcut in