Please top up your coffee before we start the meeting.
top up
idiomTo refill (or recharge) something.
I need to top up my transit card at the station before I catch the train.
After the long journey, he stopped at the station to top up his fuel tank before continuing across the border.
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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”).
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grass tops
Of, related to, or involving local influential figures.
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on top
In a dominant position.
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over the top
Beyond normal, expected, or reasonable limits; outrageous.
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put the bottom rail on top
To reverse a hierarchy.
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top banana
The boss, the leader.
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top cat
Synonym of top dog.
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top dog
The boss, the leader (of the pack).
Last updated April 17, 2026