top shelf

collocation in English

meaningsoftopandshelf

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top
adjective[before noun]
uk
/tɒp/us
/tɑːp/
at the highest part ...
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shelf
noun[C]
uk
/ʃelf/us
/ʃelf/
a long, flat board fixed horizontally, usually against a wall or inside a cupboard so that objects can be stored ...
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(Definition oftopandshelffrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesoftop shelf

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All test boxes were placed on thetopshelfwithin the growth chamber.
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The listener hangs up the phone, takes his valuables, hides them on the ver ytopshelfof his closet, and leaves.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Once again, law and order is being taken from thetopshelf, dusted down and put in front of the electorate.
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No advertisements for such lines should appear in any publication, other than those that might be found on thetopshelfin a newsagent.
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They are not stocked on thetopshelf.
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What is happening now is that thetopshelfat the newsagent's is being brought into our children's bedrooms.
FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English
The disks were always stored on thetopshelfin the corner, far from the location where they fell.
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He went on to say the album was an outstanding blast of dark dancefloor destruction and saying the album should be on thetopshelf.
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Pingu then spots a toy rocket on thetopshelf, well out of his reach, and tries to get to it, without success.
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She claimed that coming out improved both her personal life and her career, as she began to write columns fortopshelfmagazines.
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An open framed space made of shiny textured steel includes atopshelfon which four firefighter's helmets are placed.
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