top hole

top hole

Excellent; fabulous; exactly as desired. Often said as an exclamation; hyphenated if used as a modifier before a noun. A: "We should have the reports ready for you by lunchtime, sir." B: "Top hole, Daniels. Have copies sent up to the board room as soon as they've been printed." Though it wasn't a top-hole performance by the team, they managed to eke out a victory nonetheless.
See also: hole, top
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

top hole

used, often as an exclamation, to indicate enthusiastic approbation or approval. British informal dated
See also: hole, top
Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary
See also:
  • a round robin
  • round robin
  • first hand
  • eleventh hour
  • heads I win, tails you lose
  • black market
  • a light touch
  • rust bucket
  • good for nothing
  • good-for-nothing
References in periodicals archive
Pass the thread down through the top hole and up through the bottom hole of the first button.
A top hole dinner with a band, and then such a dance."
And if you enjoy it that much try and score a free game on the 'Lucky Last Hole' by reaching the top hole.
But the moment you think about covering the top hole with perforated aluminum foil to hold a nugget of marijuana that you will light while sucking on the side hole, you have transformed that innocent apple into contraband.
The divestiture includes 50 net producing wells with an average net revenue interest of 48%; five 50% working interest wells the company recently completed and expects to turn-in-line in July; two 50% working interest wells for which the company has drilled the top hole; and approximately 26,000 net undeveloped acres.
Run the thread under the hook and in between the layers of fabric and then up into the center of the top hole.
As reported in the Manchester Evening News (MEN), Steve said: "When kids mess with them, as my son demonstrates, they can easily be put in upside down with just the one plastic bit inside the top hole.
The top hole of the bottle is larger enough to make it easier to clean.
Attach one end of the connecter pipe to the downspout, then place the other end over the top hole in your tank.
Use the needle to break up the yolk inside, then tip the egg the right way up over a bowl, and gently blow through the top hole until all of the contents have come out.
All have enjoyed getting to grips with the language of the play, peppered with "ripping", "topping", "capital" and "top hole".
Top Hole - for transportation and hard soil application
BILL Archer's letter last week was top hole. I couldn't have said it better myself.
Next, find the proper size spade or Forstner bit, and overdrill the top hole. Be careful not to punch all the way through the rail.
A ring is missing from what would be the top hole when the piece is upright.