Polish

Adverb

z góry

1. Used other than as an idiom: see z,‎ góra.
2. in advance

   Mogę zapłacić za dwa miesiące z góry.

   I can pay for two months in advance.

3. (informal) from the higher-ups

   Nic na to nie poradzę, taki mam nakaz z góry.

   I can't do anything about this, that's what the higher-ups ordered.