# at the top of sth

idiom · CEFR A2

Source: https://englishreference.com/idiom/at-the-top-of-sth
Updated: 2026-04-22

## Meaning

This means being at the highest point of something, or in the most important position.

## Examples

- She is at the top of her class.
- After years of hard work, he finally reached the top of his profession as a surgeon.
- The climbers struggled for days before they finally stood at the top of the mountain to see the view.

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