top-flight

top-flight

Stellar; excellent; of the highest level of quality or worth. Can be used with or without the hyphen when used after a noun. That restaurant is top-flight—you'll definitely get a good meal there. This is not a case of nepotism—Astrid won the award because her project was top flight. He's a top-flight salesmen. He always exceeds his quotas.
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

top-flight

mod. of the highest caliber. We are looking for a top-flight manager for our new division.
McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions
See also:
  • a little goes a long way
  • biz
  • (Is) this taken?
  • empty in(to) (something)
  • empty into
  • enlist in
  • enlist in (something)
  • by half
  • come in
  • come on in
References in periodicals archive
Elsewhere in Division One, Trafalgar host Valley FC and promoted Cayton Corinthians welcome West Pier as they start life in the top-flight after finishing the 2018/19 campaign as runners-up in Division Two and winning promotion.
They amassed 80 points, one less than champions Wazito, while second placed Kisumu All Stars edged them out on goal difference.Stima striker Dennis Oalo won the NSL Golden boot after scoring 24 goals beating his closest challenger Steven Onyango of Fortune Sacco, who scored 20 goals Posta Rangers on the other hand, finished in 16th spot in the top-flight league with Vihiga United and Mount Kenya United placed 17th and 18th respectively to drop into the second-tier league.
In total, 17 of the 20 top-flight clubs feature in the world's top 50, and the report stresses that is primarily because of the "enduring financial power of the Premier League" - citing England's TV broadcast deals, which are worth double La Liga's, as well as comparatively high commercial revenues, too.
It was a rough start for the Archers as they finally returned to top-flight football after three seasons or after the United Football League folded to make way for the Philippine Football League.
It was hoped the number of away supporters would remain steady or increase as a result - and an average of 2,300 travelling fans have attended top-flight matches this season, a small rise on 2017/18.
Owen, wrote in his weekly BetVictor blog: "The last five games between these two clubs in the top-flight of English football have seen just four goals and I expect to see another tight, close game at the John Smith's."
The 20 current clubs in the English top-flight have decided to vote 'in principle' of introducing VAR from the start of the new campaign next August.
With Chelsea also possessing a perfect start, it is only the third time ever in English top-flight history that two clubs have won their opening five games.
Therefore, United essentially fell [pounds sterling]55m behind every top-flight side - and that is only when you consider TV money.
There will be no promotion pre play-off fixture in the Championship due to H&W Welders, who finished third, not possessing a licence for top-flight football.
Also, former Omantel League champion and Sharqiyah powerhouse, Sur, booked its place in the top-flight league on Friday when it drubbed Bausher 4-0 to become the third and last team from the first division to be promoted.
7 - Pep Guardiola has won the top-flight league title in seven of his nine seasons as a manager, with the only exceptions being 2011-12 at Barcelona and 2016-17 at Manchester City
BARCELONA equalled the Spanish top-flight record of 38 successive games without defeat, matching Real Sociedad's unbeaten run between 1979 and 1980.
THE trailblazing life of Cyrille Regis will be honoured at ALL top-flight matches this weekend after a rethink from the Premier League.
SWANSEA City's late survival surge earned the club PS103.1million from the Premier League's broadcast and central commercial income, their best return yet from a top-flight campaign.