above the curve

Being greater, better, or more advanced than the average in the relative field, especially in research or innovative pursuits. The research being done on leukemia here is far above the curve anywhere else in the world.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Erekle	-	Georgian
Zaccharias	-	Biblical Latin
DionÝZ	-	Slovak
Aparna	-	Hinduism, Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Malayalam, Tamil, Kannada, Telugu, Bengali
Noriko	no-ṙee-ko	Japanese
Ursel	-	German