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Meanings of top rung in English

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Usage of top rung in English
1
A climax is the climbing to the top rung of the ladder.
Quiet Talks about Jesus
2
He felt for the top rung of the ladder and found it.
The waste lands
3
Stepping onto the top rung of a metal ladder, Tiaan went down tentatively.
Tetrarch (Well of Echoes)
4
I watched you all suddenly appear upon the top rung of grief's ladder.'
Forge of Darkness
5
He studied the gate, frowning over the smudges he saw on the top rung.
Wizard and glass
6
Taylor's right boot touched the top rung of the ladder.
The Whispering Spheres
7
When she reached the top rung, Miss Clay whispered, Move slowly and be quiet.
Dreadnought
8
He hung by his hands until his feet touched the top rung of the ladder.
Frank Roscoe's Secret; Or, the Darewell Chums in the Woods
9
He folded his arms across the top rung and presented her with his smooth back.
It Must Be Love
10
With your personality and head-work, you can climb up the ladder to the top rung.
David Lannarck, Midget / An Adventure Story
11
Hannal gripped the rough wood of the top rung.
Blood and Bone
12
The Fireman put a leg over the railing, planted one boot on the top rung.
The Fireman
13
Because we so profoundly personalize success, we miss opportunities to lift others onto the top rung.
Outliers: the story of success
14
If, commercially, he failed to reach the top rung of the fiction ladder he blamed himself.
The Guardian
15
This system of land ownership only exists to benefit those on the top rung of the market.
The Irish Times
16
The ladder is covered with dust and there is a cobweb under the top rung of it.
The Man Who Knew Too Much
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United States of America
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United Kingdom
Common