put over the top

put somebody/something over the top

also push somebody/something over the top

to cause someone to have enough of something to achieve a goal The award put his popularity over the top in a dramatic way. We're trying to make a deal that pushes our team over the top.

Usage notes: sometimes used in the form get someone over the top: We managed to get the two sides talking, but that wasn't enough to get us over the top.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Celio	CHE-lyo (Italian), THE-lyo (Spanish), SE-lyo (Latin American Spanish), SE-lyoo (Portuguese)	Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Lea	LE-ah (German, Finnish)	German, Dutch, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Finnish, Slovene, Croatian
Dawkins	['dɔ:kinz]
TomaŽ	-	Slovene
Avedis	-	Armenian
Adrianne	ayd-ree-AN, AYD-ree-ən	English