top of the morning (to you)
top of the morning (to you)
A generic greeting used in the morning time. (The phrase is considered stereotypical or stock Irish, rather than one that is used naturally by Irish people.) Top of the morning, Bill! That was quite a party last night, wasn't it? A: "Well, top o' the morning to you, my friend!" B: "I wish you would stop saying that to me, just because my dad is Irish."
See also: morning, of, top
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
- good morning
- the other morning
- it's five o'clock somewhere
- what's on tap for (some point in time)
- What's on tap for today?
- morning
- potter along
- a morning person
- early
- first thing in the morning