Just so, what does the expression top hole mean?
chiefly British. : excellent, first-class.
Secondly, what does the phrase holed up mean? : to hide out in or as if in a hole or cave. transitive verb. : to place in or as if in a refuge or hiding place.
Likewise, where does the phrase over the top come from?
The phrase over the top means beyond the bounds of what is expected, usual, normal or appropriate. It originated as an expression meaning over the parapet of a trench and into battle during the First World War.
Where did the expression get on the stick come from?
I would suggest that “Get on the Stick” is a very old term to mean get to work, or get back to work, probably used by overseers of slaves or workers when beating grain to separate the wheat from the chaff. Also, sheep herders used a stick to prod their herds into moving along.
