the upper crust
Definitions
The people belonging to the highest social class or elite group in a society.
The top or most privileged layer of a community or social hierarchy.
Examples
The gala was attended exclusively by the upper crust of city society.
She felt entirely out of place trying to mingle with the upper crust at the country club.
Synonyms
the elite high society the aristocracy the gentry the posh the upper class
Antonyms
the commoners the working class the masses the proletariat the underprivileged the rank and file