Welcome to English in a Minute. My shoulders and my head are both at the top of my body.
So what does it mean if something is head and shoulders above something else?
Andrew, I have found the perfect pizza. Perfect Pizza Palace!
That place is way too expensive.
Maybe, but their pizza is head and shoulders above all the other pizza places in this city.
And I have tried them all. You could not. All.
If something is head and shoulders above something else, it is better than all others, or simply the best.
It's as if it is placed higher than everything around it.
And that's English in a Minute.