top of the line
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3.9
- noun
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- Today at SC12, Nvidia formally introduced its K20 top-of-the-line family of GPUs.
- buy the top of the line
Examples
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2016 Grand Cherokee, leather seats, top of the line.
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I'm showing you the top of the line here.
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These here are the top of the line.
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Brand new kitchen, all top of the line.
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This is the top of the line version of the heavy duty Sierra.
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That's something I've paid a premium to stay away from and invest in a high quality, top of the line product.
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At a price of $1,649, the EPSON Expression 1640XL Graphics Arts is truly top of the line.
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When I rent a movie from Netflix, it won't play on my top-of-the-line DVD recorder.
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We're going to test the top of the line Ryzen against the top of the line Intel to see who wins in a heavyweight encoding showdown.
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The new smartphone model is the top of the line, featuring the latest technology.
Synonyms
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1.0
Located at the highest position
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3.6
Of the highest quality and better than most similar things
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4.4
The highest shelf in a storage space or a thing of the highest quality
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6.8
Very high quality or the upper drawer in a piece of furniture
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4.4
Very high quality and among the best
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3.8
Very high quality and lasts a long time
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6.2
Of very high quality and among the best in its field
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3.7
Of the highest quality, better than others like it
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5.2
In very good or perfect condition
Very good and of high quality
Very good and the best in quality
Antonyms
A cheaper model in a product range that has lower quality and is chosen to save money
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Morphology
The meaning 'of the highest quality' is directly derived from combining 'top' (highest) with 'line' (a series or range), with 'of the' marking membership in that range. This straightforward 'highest-in-a-range' composition is common in English and cross-linguistically, so a B1 learner who knows the constituent words should be able to infer the idiomatic sense.
Etymology
Top of the line comes from the simple shop image of products in a row where the very best or most expensive item sits at the top of the line. So as a noun it names something that is the 'highest quality' or most costly.