a cut above

: to penetrate with or as if with an edged instrument

: to hurt the feelings of

: to strike sharply with a cutting effect

: a product of cutting: such as

: an opening made with an edged instrument

: a wound made by something sharp : gash

: marked by a well-developed and highly defined musculature

: in the sky : overhead

: in or to heaven

: in or to a higher place

: in or to a higher place than : over

: upriver of

: superior to (as in rank, quality, or degree)

: something that is above

: a person whose name is written above

: a higher authority

: written or discussed higher on the same page or on a preceding page