on top of

English

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Preposition

on top of

1. Atop.
2. Very close to, in any orientation or in time.

   Living on top of one another in a refugee camp is stressful.

   At peak times, a telephone operator must handle a number of calls, one on top of the next.

3. (idiomatic) In addition to something else.

   […] and on top of all that, I got a puncture!

4. (idiomatic) Fully informed about, and in control of, something; up to speed with.

   I have sorted out the problems and am now on top of the situation.

   You will need to get on top of your nutrition in addition to training for washboard abs.

Translations

atop — see atop

in addition

• Arabic: عِلَاوَةً عَلَى (ʕilāwatan ʕalā)

  Egyptian Arabic: فوق (fooʔ)

• Finnish: lisäksi (fi), päälle (fi)
• French: de plus (fr), en plus (fr)
• Greek: επιπροσθέτως (el) (epiprosthétos)
• Polish: na dodatek (pl), oprócz (pl)
• Slovak: okrem, na dôvažok

informed and in control, up to speed

• Finnish: hallinnassa (fi), vauhdissa
• German: auf dem Laufenden
• Slovak: nad

See also

• live on top of one another
• on top
• on top of one's game
• on top of that
• on top of the world
• top it all off