top dog

the top dog

The person with the most authority, power, or influence in a group or organization. When I was the top dog of the business, I used to charge the most outrageous things to the company credit card. You'll only get a truthful answer if you manage to talk to one of the top dogs.
See also: dog, top
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

ˌtop ˈdog

(informal) a person, group or country that is better or more powerful than all the others: He’s top dog in television drama now.
See also: dog, top
Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary

top dog

n. the person in charge or in power; a company officer. The reporter tried to get hold of one of the top dogs but couldn’t get past the secretary.
See also: dog, top
McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions
See also:
  • dog eat dog
  • dog-eat-dog
  • dirty dog
  • my dawg
  • my dog
  • my dogg
  • bow-wow
  • dog around
  • hunt
  • a dog-eat-dog world
References in periodicals archive
“By merging Lake Mary Car Wash under the Top Dog Express name, we're able to offer our customers the convenience and benefits of more locations under the same name, and ourselves the ability to continue a cohesive branding growth.”
Thus TR was not in the Top Dog Seat when the hearing on her daddy-in-law's bill came up.
The Top Dog contest is offering the owner of the winning dog Marriott travel benefits and a 10 percent discount at the hotel's SOCCi urban Italian kitchen + bar, offer available until May 31st, 2012.
That's exactly the question Michael Dalton Johnson set out to answer with "Top Dog Sales Secrets: 50 Top Experts Show You Proven Ways to Skyrocket Your Sales" (Penny Union Corporation, 2007).
Scammonden Reservoir is one of 52 walks in the UK's 21 Top Dog Walks competition, run by Hill's Pet Nutrition and tourism organisation Enjoy England.
If they get them into shape in the three areas of agility, scent work and - wait for it - doggie dancing, they could be crowned Britain's Top Dog.
It does matter: I must take exception to the central message of TJ and Sandar Larkin's recent CW article, "Mission Impossible: Increasing Employee Trust in Your CEO" [January-February 2006]: that CEO communication with employees is overrated and should be subsidiary to top dogs' contact with external stakeholders.
All Top Dog sights feature a reversible offset extension bar for right or left handed shooters and comes with .029 12L-14 steel pins.--DD
'We are hoping to launch a new product, Top Dogs Direct,' he says, from his Birmingham office near the Mailbox.
Manhattan broker, Linda Cohen Wassong, is developing a reputation as a top dog at Douglas Elliman.
It's difficult to appreciate the dedication, determination and sacrifice demanded of top dog breeders, trainers and other enthusiasts.
HOT DOG STAND: TOP DOG. Sunburst (101 Castleton St., Suite 201, Pleasantville, NY 10570; 914-747-3310; www.sunburst.com).
While it is patently obvious that precious few of health care CEOs are physicians, there is absolutely no reason that those that have not matriculated and graduated from a medical school are somehow better qualified for the top dog position.
A TERRIER from Birkenhead has won second prize at the top dog show in the country.
As the SEC's top dog, Pitt, who is a Republican, will oversee many of the industries he used to represent as a partner with the New York-based law firm of Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson.