Put over the top meaning in English
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Definition
to put something over the top: to make something progress, to achieve great success
This new ad campaign has put our sales over the top! We have achieved better sales than ever.
Note that over the top is also an idiomatic expression which means "exaggerated".
Examples
- "Susie : We love Miss Bümbüm. We think she'll put our perfumes over the top."
Exercise 1
"We think she'll put our perfumes over the top"
"To put something over the top" is to make something .
If someone is "over the top", they are excessively .
"To put something over the top" is to make something .
If someone is "over the top", they are excessively .
"We think she'll put our perfumes over the top"
"To put something over the top" is to make something successful 1.
If someone is "over the top", they are excessively dramatic 2.
"To put something over the top" is to make something successful 1.
If someone is "over the top", they are excessively dramatic 2.
1 successful: This is the best choice here. Susie says: "We think she'll put our perfumes over the top". "To put someone or something over the top" is an idiomatic expression meaning to "greatly increase the success of someone or something". Example: The Oscar nomination really PUT the actor's career OVER THE TOP. In this case, using Ivana in the ad-campaign will bring recognition to Delavigne perfumes and make them very popular.
1 visible for the first time: This is incorrect. "To put something over the top" means to make something successful; it does not mean to make something visible or noticeable for the first time.
1 famous: This is incorrect. "To put something over the top" means to make something successful; it does not mean to make something famous.
1 sell at a higher price: This is not true. "To put something over the top" means to make something successful; it does not mean to increase the monetary value of something, or make it sell at a higher price.
2 dramatic: This is correct. If someone is described as being "over the top", then they are excessively expressive or dramatic and have an exaggerated personality. Example: Everyone in the office thinks she's a bit OVER THE TOP with her exaggerated stories about her private life.
2 famous: This is incorrect. If someone is "over the top", they are very dramatic with an exaggerated personality, they are not famous.
2 rich: This is incorrect. If someone is "over the top", they are very dramatic with an exaggerated personality, they are not rich.
2 tall: This is incorrect. If someone is "over the top", they are very dramatic with an exaggerated personality, they are not tall.
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