the pick of the generation
get [have, take] the pick of
These students were the pick of the school.
We're reviewing the pick of this month's new books.
The boys here are the pick of the high school's football players.
The pears in this basket are the pick of the bunch: sweet, juicy and delicious.
The Chinese best-known historic banquet , the pick of delicacies for Manchu and Han nationalities.
France's elite industrial model means big firms take the pick of graduates.
He is closely related to Du Fu in carrying the pick of Chinese ancient poems.
Gregson is the smartest of the Scotland Yarders. He and Lestrade are the pick of a bad lot.
Perhaps the pick of the startup bunch at this point is Brightkite, which we named as our pick for Most Promising Company for 2009 last December and included in our Top 10 Mobile Web Apps of 2008.
The problem with the shotgun method is that it does not work, especially in a job market where employers have the pick of the litter.
Some universities are promising the best applicants the pick of any major and the chance to continue their postgraduate studies without taking additional exams.
