top-flight

I may not be a top-flight genius like Metternick or Dahl, but my reputation does carry some weight with the Board.

Do you think I'm to be at the beck and call of top-flight lodgers, who only pay five shillings a-week, and that not regular.

This story was rejected by two top-flight science-fiction editors for the same reason: "Too hot to handle."

But Chris was out to prove something, and to get a reputation as a top-flight administrator.