adjective🎓 English idiom

tip-top

in excellent or first-rate condition

What it means

Tip-top describes something in the very best condition or of the highest quality, whether a person's health, a car's performance, or the state of a tidy room. It has a slightly old-fashioned, cheerful ring.

Examples

  • The mechanic kept the old car in tip-top shape.
  • She's feeling tip-top after her holiday.
  • Make sure the kitchen is in tip-top condition before inspection.
  • His marathon training has him in tip-top form.

Where it comes from

Recorded from the 1700s, originally meaning the very topmost point and then extended figuratively to the height of quality. The reduplication intensifies the sense of being at the peak.

Related idioms

#super-duper#easy-peasy#okey-dokey#chit-chat

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