get on top of

Meaning

1. 1

   get on top of sb

   to be too much for sb to manage or deal with

   All this extra work is getting on top of him.

2. 2

   get on top of sth

   to manage to control or deal with sth

   How will I ever get on top of all this work?

In the movies · 3

• We could start getting on top of that back tax now.Belfast2021
• ...I got on top of him and he squirted it in me.The World According to Garp1982
• Just give me a couple of days to get on top of it.The Woman in the Window2021
• Get to the top floor.Chef2014
• Mister, we're gonna have to lift you up to get you on top of that horse.3:10 to Yuma2007
• Get on top of that elevator. Use it for an exit.The Towering Inferno1974
• And fuck it, everybody gets paid on top of it.Gone Baby Gone2007
• I need to get to the top of the food chain.Project Power2020

Learn it in full scenes

• Belfast2021
  • Buddy Caught in a Street Riot
  • Belfast Builds the Barricades
  • Belfast Family Argues About Religion

From the same entry

• at the top of the tree
• at the top of your voice
• come out on top
• from top to bottom
• from top to toe
• off the top of your head
• on top
• on top of
• on top of the world
• over the top
• take from the top
• up top