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Phrase(s): get to the top (of something)
1. Lit. to get to the highest point of something. • We finally got to the top of the mountain and planted the flag. • We had tried twice before to get to the top. 2. Fig. to work up to the highest status in something. • She got to the top of her field in a very short time. • It takes hard work to get to the top.
McGrawhill's American Idioms And Phrasal Verbs