Private and Upper crust

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Private adjective - Not known or meant to be known by the general populace.

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Upper crust and private are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Upper crust" instead an adjective "Private".

Upper crust noun - Individuals carefully selected as being the best of a class.

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Private and upper crust are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Private" instead an adjective phrase "Upper crust".

Revenge: N.Y.C.'s upper crust refused Erik a private box at the Metropolitan Opera when he would not appear for an interview — so he secretly funds the construction and operation of the Manhattan Opera House to give it the wherewithal to outdo the Met and its patrons.

Source: Literature / The Phantom of Manhattan
Cool Million (1972-73): James Farentino as a private investigator plying his trade to the jet set and upper crust (the title refers to how much he charges per case).

Source: Series / The NBC Mystery Movie

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