at the top of the heap

English

Prepositional phrase

at the top of the heap

1. In the highest strata; at the height of status, success, etc.

   Antonym: at the bottom of the heap

Further reading

• “at the top of the heap”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
• “at the bottom/top of the heap”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
• “at the top/bottom of the heap” (US) / “at the top/bottom of the heap” (UK) in Macmillan English Dictionary.
• “at the top of the heap”, in Collins English Dictionary.