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

: 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)