come out on top
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English[edit]
Verb[edit]
come out on top (third-person singular simple present come out on tops, present participle come out on toping, simple past and past participle come out on toped)
- To result victorious after a long period of struggle, competition, etc.
- He ultimately came out on top after some initial loses in the first few electoral contests.
Further reading[edit]
- “come out on top”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
- “come out on top”, in Collins English Dictionary.
- “come out on top” in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English, Longman.