cap it all

1. Also, cap it all off . Finish or complete something, as in To cap it all off they served three kinds of dessert .

2. Surpass or outdo something, as in This last story of Henry's caps them all . Both usages employ cap in the sense of “topping” something. [First half of 1800s]

Example Sentences

To cap it all off, the bankruptcy led Merit to purge much of the remaining staff, leaving six people behind and crushing all new production.

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To cap it all, Economy Secretary Kate Forbes, regarded by workers and management as a political friend of the shipyard, announced last month she plans to stand down as an MSP.

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It was bold and audacious and over the top, in all the best ways, with celebratory, nine-minute performance of Bad Romance to cap it all off.

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To cap it all off, he brought out Brian May for a surprisingly successful version of Bohemian Rhapsody.

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On Sunday he gets the chance to cap it all with a Super Bowl win when his Philadelphia Eagles take on the Kansas City Chiefs in New Orleans.

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