the top flight

the top flight

The highest position or level in an organization, league, etc. Often used in sports. The local club is moving to the top flight, but are they ready?
See also: flight, top
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
See also:
  • (Someone or something) called, they want their (something) back!
  • reassign
  • reassign to
  • reassign to (something)
  • tomorrow
  • be in step (with someone or something)
  • at the buzzer
  • bushel
  • one rotten apple spoils the (whole) barrel
  • a rotten apple spoils the (whole) bushel
References in periodicals archive
He said: "I'm here to score goals, work really hard for the team and save the club's place in the top flight. I have a really good impression of the club."
NORWAY I AM FINISHED AT [...]
I think that if a woman was to become a manager of a men's team in the top flight and she got the job purely on her merit and the fact that she was the right person for the job then I think all credit to her and it would be a great thing to happen.
Best person for job should be the boss
Only Livingston - buoyed by their return to the top flight - enjoyed a bigger spike.
TOP-FLIGHT CROWDS ARE ON THE RISE
Yet it is United's continued presence in the top flight which is the largest single factor behind their 19th-placed valuation.
Magpies 19th most valuable brand in football
A total of 79 teams were relegated from the top flight between 1992/93 and 2017/18.
Town have one-in-four chance of first-time return
Now the Terrors boss has promised to clear out the deadwood at Tannadice in his bid to reach the top flight.
United players aren't Premy good
A new report has tracked average gates since 1992 - taking into account seasons spent outside the top flight - and United have the third-highest average attendance.
Fan-tastic support for the Magpies
I will go for players, who have the top flight experience irrespective of their age.
Chemelil out to beef up squad ahead of new season
Although those figures do not include the television revenue or parachute payment United also received, they help to show the huge financial gulf between the top flight and the second tier.
Revealed: The minuscule amount Newcastle received in prize money for winning the Championship; Newcastle United won the Championship title in 2016/17, but the Magpies received very little prize money for doing so
15 - Kevin De Bruyne leads the top flight in assists.
Manchester City by numbers as Pep Guardiola's side clinch Premier League title after stunning United loss; With some of the finest football witnessed in years, the Blues have swept aside the competition with a title race failing to develop
The top flight clubs have also been busy bolstering their respective squads during the current transfer window which slams shut at midnight today, bringing in new personnel to help them achieve their set objectives this year.
Newbies ready to 'swim with KPL sharks'
Sitting six points clear at the top of the league, financially well run and great crowds coming through the gates, the club is set up perfectly for a return to the top flight.
Saints hope for a bright future
However, Leipzig - who finished second in the top flight after launching an unexpected assault on the title - have confirmed the Germany Under-21 international has made the move to the capital.
Swans pick up PS100m from season
CARDIFF City made more money in the Premier League than any other club which has spent just a single season in the top flight, figures have revealed.
BLUEBIRDS HIT JACKPOT IN ONE PREMIER SEASON