Definition 2024
on_top
on top
English
Adverb
on top (not comparable)
- (idiomatic) In a dominant position.
- At the end of the season, Manchester United came out on top.
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2011 February 12, Ian Hughes, “Arsenal 2 - 0 Wolverhampton\”, in BBC:- For the second match in a row, Arsenal went into the break completely on top and untroubled.
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