the best of the bunch, the pick of the litter, the cream of the crop, the upper crust, the top of the barrel

above

(informal) to crap oneself, to shit oneself (to lose control of one's bowels and accidentally defecate on oneself) / (informal) to shit oneself, to shit one's pants (to be extremely frightened)

arm in arm

(informal) slipshodly, slapdash, offhandedly, in an offhand manner, rushedly

(informal) into the bargain, to boot, on top of that, no less, if you please

above suspicion, beyond suspicion

above the fray

(informal, transitive) to be snowed under with something

to live beyond one's means