winner's circle
PRONUNCIATION:
MEANING:
noun: A select group of winners or those considered worthy.
ETYMOLOGY:
After the enclosure at a racetrack where the winning horse, jockey, and horse-owner receive awards. Earliest documented use: 1951.
USAGE:
"I'm not sure being Peter's fifth fiancée will put you in the winner's circle."
Jennifer Drew; The Bad Girl Bride; Mills and Boon; 1999.
Jennifer Drew; The Bad Girl Bride; Mills and Boon; 1999.
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