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upper storey


A person's brain.

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


SIMPLE

He has a lot going on in his upper storey.

CONTEXTUAL

After working for twelve hours straight, I feel like my upper storey is starting to slow down.

COMPLEX

The professor possessed a remarkably sharp upper storey, allowing him to solve complex equations that baffled his colleagues.


Related idioms3entries
  1. 01

    stiff upper lip

    The quality of being resolute and showing self-restraint, stereotypically associated with the British; especially as keep a stiff upper lip.

  2. 02

    upper crust

    The social elite, the highest social class.

  3. 03

    upper hand

    Advantage or control.

Last updated August 10, 2026