Noun
(idiomatic, almost always preceded by a) Superior to the norm.
As a speaker, he is a cut above.
(idiomatic, almost always preceded by a, always followed by a noun or noun phrase) Superior to.
He is a cut above the rest in his public speaking.
Some prideful people are not so concerned as to whether their wages meet their needs as they are that their wages are more than someone else's. Their reward is being a cut above the rest. This is the enmity of pride. Ezra Taft Benson