“the top”

The following 12 entries include the term the top.

over-the-top

adjective

: extremely or excessively flamboyant or outrageous

at the top of one's form

idiom

: performing extremely well

at the top of one's lungs

idiom

: as loudly as possible

at the top of one's/the class

idiom

: having among the highest grades in one's class

at the top of one's voice

idiom

: as loudly as one can

at the top of the hour

idiom

: at the beginning of the hour (at 12:00, 1:00, 2:00, etc.)

at the top of the list

idiom

: better than all the others

at the top of the pile

idiom

: in a high or very important position

it's lonely at the top

idiom

used to say that powerful and successful people often have few friends

straight from the top

idiom

: from the person with the most authority or power

take it from the top

idiom

: to start from the beginning of a scene, song, etc.

the top of one's list

idiom

used with on, at, near, etc., to say that something is the first and most important thing that one needs to do or among the first and most important things that one needs to do

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