to boot

1. Besides, in addition. For example, It rained every day and it was cold to boot, or He said they'd lower the price of the car by $1,000 and throw in air conditioning to boot. This expression has nothing to do with footwear. Boot here is an archaic noun meaning “advantage,” and in the idiom has been broadened to include anything additional, good or bad. [c. a.d. 1000]

Example Sentences

Slattery: Milo was in every scene basically, and he’s doing an American accent to boot, which does weird things to people.

From Los Angeles Times

Haise and Lovell worked frantically to boot up the lunar module, Aquarius.

From BBC

Franklin Pierce, although a Northerner, fiercely defended slavery while signing the Kansas-Nebraska Act and enforcing the Fugitive Slave Act; he was a drunkard to boot.

From Salon

On Saturday, citizens in 24 districts will vote on a simple yes or no question: whether they agree to boot out their legislator.

From BBC

It’s possible the hotel was also happy to bid them farewell, given Hemingway’s conversion of their suite into an impromptu boxing ring with an indoor firecracker habit to boot.

From Salon

Related Words

• again 
• further 
• likewise 
• more 
• still 
• too