Collocations for "upper"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "upper" in context.
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upper
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.adj
- the upper [reaches, classes, echelons, neighborhoods]
- the upper [section, part, half, tier, floor, stories] (of)
- the upper levels of [society, the fashion world, the sport]
- there is no upper limit to how [far, fast, well]
- [reach, pass, exceed] the upper [limit, threshold, bound] (of)
- the upper [leg, forearm, back, body]
- upper back [ache, pain, injury]
- upper body [exercises, stretches, workouts, toning]
- [bit, cut, kissed] her upper lip
- the upper [slope, piste] of the [mountain, ski resort]
- is in the upper [right, left] (corner)
- [has, has gained] the upper hand [on, over]
'upper' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
British
- arm
- atmosphere
- back
- berth
- body
- case
- ceiling
- chamber
- class
- course
- deceit
- deception
- deck
- demanding
- district
- exercise
- eyelid
- intermediate
- leg
- limb
- limit
- lip
- margin
- motion
- offspring
- population
- reach
- region
- right
- sneer
- snob
- spine
- staple
- starch
- stretch
- study
- tax
- ward
- workout