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top notch

idiom

Very good; of the highest level or quality.


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  1. 01

    a notch above

    superior to; of a higher quality than

  2. 02

    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”).

  3. 03

    notch on one's bedpost

    A sexual conquest; a casual sexual partner.

  4. 04

    on top

    In a dominant position.

  5. 05

    over the top

    Beyond normal, expected, or reasonable limits; outrageous.

  6. 06

    put the bottom rail on top

    To reverse a hierarchy.

  7. 07

    take down a notch

    To cause a person's or group's self-esteem or importance to be decreased.

  8. 08

    top banana

    The boss, the leader.

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