top-off
a person who informs on another, often as if by accident or as a joke.
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British Dictionary definitions for top off
(tr, adverb) to finish or complete, esp with some decisive action: he topped off the affair by committing suicide
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Other Idioms and Phrases with top-off
Fill a container, especially when it is almost full to begin with. For example, I don't need much gas; just top off the tank, please. [First half of 1900s]
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