above the fray

:  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

:  scare

:  to frighten away

:  a usually disorderly or protracted fight, struggle, or dispute

:  to wear (something, such as an edge of cloth) by or as if by rubbing :  fret

:  to separate the threads at the edge of

:  strain, irritate

:  a raveled place or worn spot (as on fabric)