jewel in the crown イディオム
crown
to hit on the head:"Can you see a lump on my head? I've just crowned myself getting up"
Uneasy lies the head that wears the crown
This means that people with serious responsibilities have a heavy burden.
Uneasy lies the head that wears the crown.
With greatness and power comes a lot of responsibility.
crown jewels|crown|jewels
n. pl. The crown, staff, and jewels used for the crowning of a king or queen; the crown and jewels representing royal power and authority.
The crown jewels are handed down from one king to the next when the new king is crowned.
crown jewels
crown jewels 1) A prized possession or asset, as in
The Iliad
and Odyssey
are the crown jewels of ancient literature, or
The software products are the company's crown jewels. This usage transfers the value of royal jewels to some other object. [Late 1800s]
2) Also,
family jewels. The male genitals, especially the testicles. For example,
She gave the would-be mugger a hard kick in the family jewels. A slang euphemism, the term dates from the 1970s, and the variant from the early 1900s.
the jewel in the crown
An asset or control admired as actuality the best of a accumulation of agnate things. This best 1965 Corvette Stingray is the jewel in the acme of my car collection. The works of Shakespeare are the jewels in the acme of English drama.Learn more: crown, jewelthe jewel in the (or someone's) crown
the best adorable or acknowledged allotment of something. In the aboriginal 20th century, this was acclimated as a appellation for the British administrative colonies as a whole. The Jewel in the Crown was after acclimated by Paul Scott as the appellation of the aboriginal atypical of his Raj Quartet, which is set in the aftermost canicule of British aphorism in India.Learn more: crown, jewelthe jewel in the ˈcrown
the best adorable or admired allotment of something: The analysis ability is advised the jewel in the acme of the nation’s technology industry.Learn more: crown, jewel
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