B2idiomsuccessIELTS-friendly
come out on top
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to win or be the most successful after a competition, argument or struggle
Common in sport, business and debates, often with 'in the end'.
In context
Three companies bid for the contract, and a small Vietnamese firm came out on top.
It was a close game, but our school came out on top in the end.
More idioms about success
- a blessing in disguisesomething that seems bad at first but later brings a good result
- a close calla situation in which you only just avoid danger or failure
- a dream come truesomething you have wanted for a long time that has finally happened
- a feather in your capan achievement that you can be proud of and that may help you later
- a flash in the pana sudden success that does not last or happen again