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over the top 1. Fig. having gained more than one's goal. Our fund-raising campaign went over the top by $3,000. We didn't go over the top. We didn't even get half of what we set out to collect. 2. Fig. outrageously overdone. The comedy sketch was so over-the-top that most of the audience was embarrassed. See also: top over the top too extreme To blame one person for the collapse of the business seems way over the top. I listened to her speech, and some of her language was just over the top. See also: top How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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He must have used more strength this time, however, for Scraps sailed far over the top of the fence and, without being able to grab the Scarecrow at all, tumbled to the ground in the Horner Country, where her stuffed body knocked over two men and a woman and made a crowd that had collected there run like rabbits to get away from her. The next day we crossed over the top of the mountain, and upon the other side we came to a tiny rivulet which we followed down into a great forest. It was a lovely April night, not a breath of wind, and a tremendous big moon shining right over the top of Chimborazo. |
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