ON TOP OF STH/SB


Meaning of ON TOP OF STH/SB in English

1.

on, over or covering sth/sb :

Books were piled on top of one another.

Many people were crushed when the building collapsed on top of them.

2.

in addition to sth :

He gets commission on top of his salary.

On top of everything else, my car's been stolen.

3.

very close to sth/sb :

We were all living on top of each other in that tiny apartment.

4.

in control of a situation :

Do you think he's really on top of his job?

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.