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Best performance names an achievement judged superior to all others in its category.

In entertainment, it labels award categories: She won best performance in a drama series.

The phrase also describes someone's peak effort: That was his best performance of the season.

Outside formal competition, it marks memorable displays of skill or excellence.

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quality/excellence

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Utter chaotic disaster

disaster · flop · debacle · bomb

ranking/standing

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Lowest rank achieved

bringing up the rear

typicality/exceptionality

best performancenothing special

Lacking distinction or note

par for the course

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G