"a cut above the rest" refers to the dividing up of bread in a household.The bread was baked in a small private oven without the use of a grille,so the bottom tended to have grit and charcoal,dirt etc in it.
As the loaf was cut horizontally,not as we do now,ie. virtically,the bottom slices or cuts were given to the lesser members of the household and the cleaner,upper level to the head of the house.Therefore "a cut above the rest".
Something that is a cut above the rest is noticeably better.
"Restful" is a specific adjective corresponding to "rest", but in many contexts one of the participles "resting" or "rested" would be more idiomatic and more directly connected to the meaning of the verb. For example, an environment could be described as "restful", but a person or a working animal, particularly a horse when horses were the fastest means of transportation, would normally be described as "resting" or "rested".
Yes, but the rest has to be A's and the B's have to be 85% and above or B+. Also your GPA has to be above 90%.
Rest in Peace.
You spell it "Etcetera", for the latin meaning "The rest or The others".
It could mean you are above the rest or you are unique.
If you are "head and shoulders above" the crowd, then you are taller than everyone else. In idiomatic usage, this means that you really stand out, you are better than the rest, you are noticeable in a good way.
A vegetable is a plant, so if you are "vegetating," you are just sitting around like a plant.
Lofty mountains mean those mountains which are really high or above the rest of the mountains.
Cut Above the Rest was created in 1979-10.
Above: the rest of the stratosphereBelow: the rest of the troposphere
Sabra is a feminine Hebrew name meaning "to rest" and Adnah is a non-gender specific Biblical name meaning "eternal rest".
"Restful" is a specific adjective corresponding to "rest", but in many contexts one of the participles "resting" or "rested" would be more idiomatic and more directly connected to the meaning of the verb. For example, an environment could be described as "restful", but a person or a working animal, particularly a horse when horses were the fastest means of transportation, would normally be described as "resting" or "rested".
Meaning there is no rest for the already over worked and tired because there is still work to be done.
the best of the rest
Yes, but the rest has to be A's and the B's have to be 85% and above or B+. Also your GPA has to be above 90%.
R&R = rest and recuperation (or rest and relaxation).
To relax, to rest or to rest something, e.g. your eyes.