blue ribbon
Highly superior in quality, style, substance, prestige, etc.
The governor selected a cadre of blue ribbon social scientists to serve on her poverty task force.
ADJ
long | wide | narrow, thin | satin, silk, velvet | hair, medal
QUANT
length, piece
She tied a piece of ribbon around the gift box as decoration.
VERB + RIBBON
tie, tie sth (back/up) with
She tied her daughter's curly hair up with a pink ribbon before school.
undo, untie
cut
At the grand opening of the new library, the principal cut a ribbon while everyone cheered.
have, wear
The little girl wore a blue ribbon around her ponytail for the school ceremony.