top of the line in English

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{
  "antonyms": [
    {
      "word": "bottom of the line"
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "-"
      },
      "expansion": "top of the line (not comparable)",
      "name": "en-adj"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "adj",
  "senses": [
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          "name": "English entries with incorrect language header",
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      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "2009 May 4, Michael Chapman; Matthew Chapman, “Hremail #7”, in Homestar Runner, spoken by Strong Bad (Matthew Chapman)",
          "text": "Ohh, you can't fool me. This thing's top of the line! It's got two contrast knobs!",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "text": "When you buy a top-of-the-line refrigerator, you expect it to work for many years."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "The best, or of the highest quality, especially among a range of products."
      ],
      "id": "en-top_of_the_line-en-adj-APWx~amw",
      "links": [
        [
          "best",
          "best"
        ],
        [
          "quality",
          "quality"
        ],
        [
          "range",
          "range"
        ],
        [
          "product",
          "product"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(idiomatic) The best, or of the highest quality, especially among a range of products."
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "top-of-the-line"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "idiomatic",
        "not-comparable"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "audio": "En-au-top of the line.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/b/b7/En-au-top_of_the_line.ogg/En-au-top_of_the_line.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b7/En-au-top_of_the_line.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "Australia"
      ],
      "text": "Audio (AU)"
    }
  ],
  "word": "top of the line"
}

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{
  "antonyms": [
    {
      "word": "bottom of the line"
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "-"
      },
      "expansion": "top of the line (not comparable)",
      "name": "en-adj"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "adj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "English adjectives",
        "English entries with incorrect language header",
        "English idioms",
        "English lemmas",
        "English multiword terms",
        "English terms with audio links",
        "English terms with quotations",
        "English uncomparable adjectives"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "2009 May 4, Michael Chapman; Matthew Chapman, “Hremail #7”, in Homestar Runner, spoken by Strong Bad (Matthew Chapman)",
          "text": "Ohh, you can't fool me. This thing's top of the line! It's got two contrast knobs!",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "text": "When you buy a top-of-the-line refrigerator, you expect it to work for many years."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "The best, or of the highest quality, especially among a range of products."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "best",
          "best"
        ],
        [
          "quality",
          "quality"
        ],
        [
          "range",
          "range"
        ],
        [
          "product",
          "product"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(idiomatic) The best, or of the highest quality, especially among a range of products."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "idiomatic",
        "not-comparable"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
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      "audio": "En-au-top of the line.ogg",
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      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b7/En-au-top_of_the_line.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "Australia"
      ],
      "text": "Audio (AU)"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "top-of-the-line"
    }
  ],
  "word": "top of the line"
}

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"top of the line" meaning in English

Adjective