English Reference

Idiom

top dog

Meaning

The boss, the leader (of the pack).

Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Examples

“He is the top dog at this company.”

“After years of hard work, she finally became the top dog in the marketing department.”

“The veteran manager remained the undisputed top dog, commanding respect from every employee through his decades of strategic leadership.”

Examples

simple

“He is the top dog at this company.”

contextual

“After years of hard work, she finally became the top dog in the marketing department.”

complex

“The veteran manager remained the undisputed top dog, commanding respect from every employee through his decades of strategic leadership.”

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