on top

Idioms and Phrases

In a dominant or successful position. It is also put as come out on top , as in As we expected, Paul again came out on top in the chess tournament . [Mid-1500s] Also see on top of .

Example Sentences

Just as important, full termination would mean that reinstituting the tariffs next year — or adding even more on top of them as Trump has promised — would require the next administration to undertake lengthy bureaucratic investigations.

From Los Angeles Times

If you add curse words and racially charged language on top of partisan classroom speech, teachers are even more likely to face discipline, he added.

From Los Angeles Times

Particularly worrisome was a provision in the proposed ordinance that would require hotels to cover an hourly $8.35 “health payment” for workers on top of the wage hikes.

From Los Angeles Times

On top of that, an additional 2 to 4 inches of rainfall could fall Friday and Saturday.

From Los Angeles Times

CNN describes a service that included a horse-drawn carriage carrying Payne’s dark blue casket with silver fittings, adorned with two floral tributes draped on top, one reading “son” while the other read “daddy.”

From Salon

Related Words

• celebratory
• elated
• exultant
• glorious
• happy
• jubilant
• proud
• triumphal
• victorious