a cut above »
Superior to; of a higher quality than.
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a notch above »
Superior to; of a higher quality than.
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above and beyond »
More than is expected or required.
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above board »
Honestly, reputably.
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above one's bend »
Out of one's control or power.
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above the law »
Exempt from the laws that apply to everyone else.
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above the salt »
Of high standing or honor.
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bang up job »
Something done very well; something performed above average or better than expected.
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bird's-eye view »
The view from directly or high above.
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bridge »
An elevated platform above the upper deck of a mechanically propelled ship from which it is navigated and from which all activities on deck can be seen and controlled by the captain, etc; smaller ships have a wheelhouse, and sailing ships were controlled from a quarterdeck.
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feed a cold, starve a fever »
Eating more will cure the common cold, and eating less will cure a fever.1887, J. H. Whelan, "The Treatment of Colds.", The Practitioner, vol. 38, pg. 180:"Feed a cold, starve a fever." There is a deal of wisdom in the first part of this advice. A person with a catarrh should take an abundance of light nutritious food, and some light wine, but avoid spirits, and above all tobacco.1968, Katinka Loeser, The Archers at Home, publ. Atheneum, New York, pg. 60:I have a cold. 'Feed a cold, starve a fever.' You certainly know that.2009, Shelly Reuben, Tabula Rasa, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, ISBN 015101079X, pg. 60:They say feed a cold, starve a fever, but they don't tell you what to do when you got both, so I figured scrambled eggs, tea, and toast.
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head and shoulders »
"He was head and shoulders above the others in the law firm.".
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hereinabove »
Above this, in this document.
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huckleberry above a persimmon »
Something better than something else.
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Living high on the hog »
Living richly, often above one's means
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Shittin in high cotton »
Living well, often above one's means
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so-called »
Same as above, without the negative connotation.
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soapbox »
A crate for packing soap, or, by extension, any inexpensive crude platform raised above the surrounding level to give prominence to the person on it, especially when used for speeches.
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stand from under »
To escape something falling or being thrown from above.
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to thine own self be true »
The easiest person to deceive is oneself."This above all:to thine own self be true,and it must follow, as the night the day,Thou canst not then be false to any man." -William Shakespeare
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