They live at the top end of town.
top end of town
idiomThe affluent part of a community.
The new restaurant is located at the top end of town, where the houses are very large and expensive.
After years of hard work, he finally bought a property at the top end of town, surrounded by the city's most influential residents.
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all ends up
Completely; totally.
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arse end of nowhere
A very remote place.
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big end of town
The top end of town.
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bitter end
The end of a long and difficult process.
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blow town
To suddenly leave one's residence.
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burn the candle at both ends
To work hard night and day; to sleep late and wake up early; to overwork or overexert oneself.
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business end
The part of an object (chiefly a tool or weapon) that is physically used for its operation, rather than some other part such as the part by which it is held.
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cherry on top
Synonym of icing on the cake (“a thing which intensifies the appreciation of something already good, or (ironic) the regretting of something already bad”).
Last updated April 17, 2026