A / THE PECKING ORDER


Meaning of A / THE PECKING ORDER in English

( informal , often humorous ) the order of importance in relation to one another among the members of a group

SYN hierarchy :

New Zealand is at the top of the pecking order of rugby nations.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.