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Phrases 97
- above allOf prime importance; before anything else; especially.
- above the lawExempt from the laws that apply to everyone else.
- above averageBetter than average.
- above groundOn or above the surface of the ground.
- above and beyondFurther than; doing more than is expected or required.
- above-mentionedMentioned or named before; aforesaid.
- above the lineIn the part of the score sheet in bridge that is reserved for honors, penalty, and premiums; a score that does not count towards game.
- over and aboveSupplementarily.
- above the tableOutside the fictional reality of the game; in real life.
- above-boardIn open sight; without trick, concealment, or deception.
- rise aboveTo ignore petty or trivial issues and do what one is supposed to; to act better than someone or something inappropriate.
- above the curveWith above average innovative performance or quality, especially a trailblazer developing advances before competitors.
- above the rim[handing the ball] higher than the rim of the basket (such as during a slam dunk or alley oop)
- up aboveAn upward location. (Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see up, above.)
- cut aboveSuperior to the norm.
- above the frayUninvolved in a difficult argument or struggle.
- above the saltOf high standing or honor.
- above a bitgreatly, very much
- above waterOut of difficulty, especially financially.
- above the foldSituated in the upper half of the front page of a broadsheet newspaper, and thus more prominent, as the lower half is not usually visible when the folded newspaper is displayed for sale.
- above-namedMentioned or named before; aforesaid.
- gift from aboveSynonym of gift from the gods: Something very pleasant, beneficial or useful, often received unexpectedly and without being deserved.
- gifts from aboveplural of gift from above: Something very pleasant, beneficial or useful, often received unexpectedly and without being deserved.
- above-describedAlternative form of abovedescribed: Described earlier in the same document.
- rises abovethird-person singular simple present indicative of rise above: To ignore petty or trivial issues and do what one is supposed to; to act better than someone or something inappropriate.
Compound words 20
- abovegroundAlternative spelling of above ground: On or above the surface of the ground.
- abovementionedmentioned above
- hereinaboveAbove this, in this document.
- abovesaidMentioned or recited before.
- abovedeckOn deck.
- abovedescribedDescribed earlier in the same document.
- abovenessThe quality of being above.
- abovestatedStated earlier in a document.
- thereaboveAbove that: above it.
- whereaboveAbove which.