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topflight or topnotch

See: TOP DRAWER.

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top-drawer

[top-drawer] {adj.}, {informal} Of the best; or most important kind. * /Mary's art work was top-drawer material./ * /Mr. Rogers is a top-drawer executive and gets a very high salary./ […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

drawer

[drawer] See: [TOP-DRAWER]. A Dictionary of American Idioms

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[go through] {v.} 1. To examine or think about carefully; search. * /I went through the papers looking for Jane's letter./ * /Mother went through the drawer looking for the […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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