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at the top of the tree

at the top of the tree prepositional phrase: at the highest level.

Prepositional phrase

  1. (figuratively, informal) At the highest level.
    • Apple’s at the top of the tree, but the winds of change can blow it down [title]2016 April 3, “Apple’s at the top of the tree, but the winds of change can blow it down”, in The Guardian

Questions about at the top of the tree

What does at the top of the tree mean?
At the top of the tree means at the highest level.
What part of speech is at the top of the tree?
At the top of the tree is a prepositional phrase.

Words near at the top of the tree in the dictionary

  1. at the top of one's game
  2. at the top of one's lungs
  3. at the top of one's voice
  4. at the top of the heap
  5. at the top of the pile
  6. at the top of the tree
  7. at the very least
  8. at the very most
  9. at the wheel
  10. at the whim of
  11. at the worst

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