"fine fleur des pois de Paris" meaning in Français

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Noun

IPA: \fin flœʁ de pwɑ də pa.ʁi\
  1. Élite, crème de la crème. Tags: figuratively
    Sense id: fr-fine_fleur_des_pois_de_Paris-fr-noun-g5IlMFsg Categories (other): Métaphores en français
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: fine fleur, fine fleur des pois

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    "Composé de fine, fleur des pois et Paris."
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          "text": "Gavarni et ses délicieux dessins, voilà le but modeste que se proposent d’atteindre les modernes hidalgos : ils ne savent pas qu’il n’y a que la plus fine fleur des pois de Paris qui y puisse arriver."
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