Work & careers

on top of things

in control of responsibilities

If you are on top of things, you are managing your tasks and problems successfully.

B2 common mostly spoken

expression

Hear it in real life

How are you managing the new course?

Pretty well, and I finally feel on top of things.

Play the conversation

I use a weekly planner to stay on top of things at work.

The mistake everyone makes

Not: I feel on the top of things.

Say: I feel on top of things.

Do not use "the" in this fixed expression.

Build it

How it fits in a sentence.

feel on top of things; stay on top of things; get on top of things

Your turn: say it out loud

I use a weekly planner to stay on top of things at work.

Say it out loud two or three times, until it feels like yours.

on top of things

in control of responsibilities

“I use a weekly planner to stay on top of things at work.”

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