What does “come out on top” mean?

to win a contest or an argument

How is “come out on top” used?

In The Purge (2013), one line is: “All right. Yeah. You got it, sir. You came out on top.”

The clip at the top of this page is from The Purge (2013).

All right. Yeah. You got it, sir. You came out on top.

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