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From the top

From the beginning; often used to restart or renew a pattern or cycle.
Example #1

Josh: Darn it, I messed up again!
Ron: It's okay, let's start from the top.

Example #2

We've made a few changes to our dance routine, let's practice again, from the top!
by Cloudy16 January 4, 2021
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over the top

1) When someone says something ridiculous

2) In World War One, sending troops across no-man's-land was called going "over the top" since soldiers climbed out of the trenches.

3) A term used in politics that refers to the point that a party has enough seats/votes to form the government with no chance for opponents to catch up.
1) When Bob told me he was buying a tarantula, I thought he'd gone over the top.

2) Bob's commanding officer sent him over the top when the enemy advance started.

3) At around 11 pm on election night, the media declared that Bob was over the top since 75% of polls were in and he already won 155 seats.
by 3249776720825 June 7, 2011
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Over The Top Ginny

Short Italian male, does construction type of work, has many tattoos (jesus, a cross, etc...), sandpaper hands and laughs uncontrolably to fart sounds!
Vinny fell on the floor after hearing someone fart, he is such an over the top ginny.
by Vinnyginny January 4, 2008
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cream of the top

Profits, markup on a product
I sold some stocks and took a nice cream of the top for myself
by leo11223 March 16, 2007
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Ogre the top

To say something is overdone while making a reference to Shrek
Green is a bit OGRE THE TOP, don't you think?
by FroggoDoggo October 18, 2016
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from the top of my head

I think it's meaning is "the first thing or things that come to your head when it comes to name someone or something inside a context"
- Can you name three emperors of Rome?

- Augustus, Nero, Marcus Aurelius...from the top of my head, now.
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take the top off

To throw up a little bit to make yourself feel better when you’ve been drinking.... prematurely to when one would “pull trig”
Oh boy that pregame hit different. I need to take the top off!
by Thiccc nick October 9, 2020
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