go (straight) to the top
go (straight) to the top
To insist upon speaking only to the most important person in a situation or setting. A: "Nancy, this guy is insisting that he knows the CEO and won't talk to anyone else—what should I do?" B: "Ugh, I hate these guys who just want to go straight to the top."
See also: go, top
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
go (straight) to the top
Fig. to attempt to confer with the person at the top of the chain of command, bypassing the intermediate people. When I want something, I always go straight to the top. I don't have time for a lot of bureaucracy.
See also: go, top
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
- chain of command
- a big fish
- big fish
- be in the right spot at the right time
- can't take the heat
- catch a tiger by the tail
- the blame for (something)
- cook the books
- cook the accounts
- at the top of the ladder