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top of the lineThe best, fanciest, or highest quality, especially among selections in a product line.Rate it:

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top of the morningA generic greeting said to someone in the morning.Rate it:

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top oneselfTo commit suicide.Rate it:

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top oneselfTo outdo oneself or do more than one's previous best.Rate it:

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top outTo reach one's highest point.Rate it:

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top outTo quit one's career during a period of success.Rate it:

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top outTo complete the construction of a tall building, originally by putting on a "topping-out" course.Rate it:

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top shelfBest, or high quality.Rate it:

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top shelfBooks, magazines, or movies that have adult content, or soft-core porn.Rate it:

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top shelfPlace where the best liquor is kept in most establishments.Rate it:

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top upTo extend the credit of something.Rate it:

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top uprefillRate it:

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top-heavy with drinkdrunkRate it:

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top-shelfof the highest qualityRate it:

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top-shelfpornographicRate it:

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up topWhen someone says "up top" to you they are asking you to give them a high five--to tapthe palm of your hand against the palm of their same hand over your heads as you face each other; same as saying "high five" or "give me a high five"; a gesture of agreement or celebration, like between winning team membersRate it:

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wooden-topUniformed police officers.Rate it:

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wooden-topA uniformed police officer.Rate it:

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black and whiteA type of giant cookie with icing on the top side: half white, half dark chocolate.Rate it:

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cowgirl positionA sex position in which the man lies on his back, and the woman sits on top of him facing him.Rate it:

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dead menThe ends of reefs left flapping instead of being tucked out of sight when a sail has been furled.Rate it:

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elle poussa les hauts crisShe screamed at the top of her voice; She complained loudly.Rate it:

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every good boy deserves fudgeA mnemonic phrase to help remember the order of the five lines on a musical treble stave in order from the bottom to the top: E G B D F.Rate it:

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get offTo move from being on top of to not being on top of it.Rate it:

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Hitch Your Wagon to a StarTo reach at the top of something, to have high aims and ambitionsRate it:

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widow's walkA roof-top walkway or balcony associated with the homes of early sea captains from which the wife could see far out to sea and hope to catch a glimpse of her returning husband's ship...or not. Sailing in wooden ships and/or whaling was a hazardous business.Rate it:

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sail close to the windTo sail in a direction close to that from which the wind is blowing, but still making headwayRate it:

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bear upTo sail close to the wind.Rate it:

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beat upTo sail to windward using a series of alternate tacks across the wind.Rate it:

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change of tackThe act of tacking, turning into the wind so the sail moves to the opposite side.Rate it:

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sail close to the windTo behave in a manner that is on the verge of being dangerous, improper or illegalRate it:

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sail throughTo pass or progress quickly and easily.Rate it:

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a flag should normally be hoisted to the truck.The truck is at the top of the flag staff.Rate it:

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a whopper-dooperPrize Winning, Top Banana, First Rate, First Class, Winner, Great, Glorious, Grand, Super Duper. Superlative.Rate it:

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run upTo bring a flag to the top of it's flag pole.Rate it:

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set saildepartRate it:

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falling glassThe wall-hung mercury barometer utilized in the days of sail presented approximately thirty inches of height level of the mercury in it's glass tube in fair weather. When a vessel sailed into a barometric Low Pressure region, the mercury level became lower and tended to indicate the presence of oncoming thunderstorms, gales, or a possible hurricane.Rate it:

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under sailWith sails unfurled; powered by the wind.Rate it:

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bottoming the houseThe process by where someone cleans their house 'from top to bottom'. It is a very thorough clean indeed, even more so than 'spring cleaning'.Rate it:

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à voile et à vapeurAC/DC; literally on sail and on steam powerRate it:

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all students take calculusA mnemonic for the sign values of all the trigonometric functions in the two-dimensional Cartesian coordinate system. The initial letters ASTC — for all, sine, tangent, cosine — signify which of the functions are positive, in the order of the quadrants, starting at the top right and moving counterclockwise.Rate it:

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all-conqueringthis is used when you are describing someone or something as better than anyone else. They are at the top level they can beRate it:

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ancoram (ancoras) tollereto weigh anchor, sail.Rate it:

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angle of attackThe angle between a mid-sail and the direction of the wind.Rate it:

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bassingReally top notch greatRate it:

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big enchiladaSome item of high value, especially a top prize or reward.Rate it:

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big kahunaA boss, leader, chieftain, or top-ranking person in an organization.Rate it:

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bottom the houseTo clean a house from top to bottom; to clean a house extremely thoroughlyRate it:

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brace of shakesThe time taken for a sail to shake or shiver twice as a ship comes into the wind.Rate it:

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build uponTo form by combining materials or parts on top of a surface or foundation.Rate it:

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