jewel in (someone's or something's) crown Идиома
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 (someone's or something's) crown
An asset, possession, or ability admired as actuality the best affair addition or article possesses or has done. I accept a lot of attractive cars, but this best 1965 Corvette Stingray is the jewel in my crown. The works of Shakespeare are the jewels in the acme of English drama.Learn more: crown, jewelthe jewel in someone's/something's crown
or the jewel in the acme of someone/something
COMMON If article or addition is the jewel in someone's or something's crown or the jewel in the acme of addition or something, it is the best affair they have, or their greatest achievement. He has accounting a cardinal of accomplished books but this atypical is absolutely the jewel in his crown. The jewel in the architectural acme of North Yorkshire is about absolutely Castle Howard. Note: This announcement was accepted in Victorian times, but is apparently best able-bodied accepted as the appellation of a atypical by Paul Scott, appear in 1966, that formed allotment of a alternation set in the Raj, or Victorian India. In this title, India is apparent as the `jewel', and the `crown' is the British Empire. Learn more: crown, jewel
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