to boot

Idioms  

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]

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Example Sentences

While Christopher Hitchens was arguing that women aren’t funny, there was West, out there being funny, a woman, and a feminist to boot.

From Slate • Mar. 31, 2026

It’s one thing to ask from the comfort of home, but another to live it out, and on national television to boot, says Coach.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 25, 2026

The inevitable Slam triumph followed in New York, Alcaraz claiming the number one ranking to boot.

From BBC • Feb. 1, 2026

He says Shein enjoys an unfair advantage by using the de minimis loophole to import their goods—and is bad for the environment to boot.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 18, 2025

Oberlin College was gravy—all you could eat and no one telling you what to do and your own job to boot if you wanted one.

From "The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother" by James McBride

Related Words

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