i managed to get the top most parent regardless which menu item is clicked using this code
$('#ID_HERE').parents('div.menu_body').prev($('#ID_HERE').parents ('div.menu_body').size()-1)
i managed to get the top most parent regardless which menu item is clicked using this code
$('#ID_HERE').parents('div.menu_body').prev($('#ID_HERE').parents ('div.menu_body').size()-1)