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beat out	To win by a narrow margin.	Rate it: (4.00 / 2 votes)
bend over	To bend one's upper body forward and down while standing or kneeling.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
blow out	In a sporting contest, to dominate and defeat an opposing team, especially by a large scoring margin.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
Blue Blood	Belonging to upper class of the society or having a royal background	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
Blue Bloods	Deprecating Term for 'Upper Class People', also - - - - Upper-Crust' 'Rich Bitches	Rate it: (4.67 / 3 votes)
bridge	An elevated platform above the upper deck of a mechanically propelled ship from which it is navigated and from which all activities on deck can be seen and controlled by the captain, etc; smaller ships have a wheelhouse, and sailing ships were controlled from a quarterdeck.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
bridge	The upper bony ridge of the human nose.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
by a hair's breadth	By a narrow margin	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
by a long shot	By a wide margin; indicates a very big difference or disparity.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
by the skin of one's teeth	Barely; closely; by a narrow margin; with nothing to spare.	Rate it: (5.00 / 1 vote)
clean up	To make a large profit; to win by a large margin, or to win a large amount, especially in gambling. Also clean house.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
Close Shave	To escape a dangerous situation very closely or to avoid some errors with a slight margin	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
cut it fine	To achieve something at the last possible moment, or with no margin for error.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
dead last	The standings, often by a considerable margin to the next-to-last-place finisher or after an exceptionally poor showing or season.	Rate it: (5.00 / 2 votes)
edge out	To win in a contest or a game by a narrow margin of victory.	Rate it: (3.00 / 1 vote)
far and away	By a large degree or margin; greatly.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
far and away	by a conclusive margin	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
il est de la haute volée	He is a tip-top swell, of the first water, of the upper ten.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
Keep a Stiff Upper Lip	To be strong and resilient in difficulty or in trouble	Rate it: (2.00 / 1 vote)
know what side of the bread your butter's on	To know who has the upper hand/power in a situation before you take on someone who can make your situation worse	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
main sequence	A major grouping of stars that creates a narrow band from the upper left to the lower right when plotted by luminosity and surface temperature on a Hertzsprung-Russell diagram.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
nose out	To defeat by a small margin.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
nothing to lose but their h's	Descriptive of people in England whose speech is proper or upper-class, but who are poor.	Rate it: (2.00 / 1 vote)
nudge out	To expel, knock out by a small margin.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
prendre le dessus	To gain the upper hand.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
run circles around	To outperform by a great margin.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
show who's boss	To demonstrate oneself to be dominant; to show that one has the upper hand.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
squeak out	To achieve something by a small margin.	Rate it: (3.00 / 1 vote)
stiff upper lip	The quality of being resolute and showing self-restraint, associated with stereotypical British people.	Rate it: (3.75 / 4 votes)
superi; inferi	the gods of the upper, lower world.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
the quality	The upper class, the high society, the gentry; the people of quality.	Rate it: (5.00 / 1 vote)
the upper hand	An advantage or lead.	Rate it: (5.00 / 1 vote)
Upper Crust	Upper class, high level of society, highest social position	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
upper crust	The topmost layer of a bread, pastry dish, or other item with a hardened coating.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
upper crust	The social elite.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
upper hand	Advantage or control.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
upper-crust	Posh, upper-class; pertaining to the upper crust.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
who's who	A list of notable, famous, or upper-class people.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)