number one(2)

[number one(2)] {adj. phr.}

1. Of first rank or importance; foremost; principal.

* /He is easily America's number one golfer./

2. Of first grade; of top quality; best.

* /That is number one western steer beef./

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Source: A Dictionary of American Idioms


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