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head and shoulders above
Idioms and Phrases
Greatly superior to, as in This book is head and shoulders above her first one . This expression transfers physical stature to other kinds of status. [Mid-1800s]Example Sentences
Once, she said, the best candidate was a Caribbean man, who was "head and shoulders above anyone else".
South Africa are maybe not head and shoulders above England, but they are still better by a head.
It was a masterclass, a day when he was head and shoulders above his rivals.
Still, Harris’ plan is head and shoulders above the grandiose but gaseous promises Trump has offered.
Granted exceptional status to be drafted at 15, he was also head and shoulders above the rest at the junior level after the Otters took him with the first pick in 2012.
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