cap it all off
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[edit]cap it all off (third-person singular simple present caps it all off, present participle capping it all off, simple past and past participle capped it all off)
- (idiomatic, sometimes ironic) To finish or complete something; to add a finishing touch.
- We went for a walk along the beach, watched the sunset, and then capped it all off with a lovely meal.
- What a day. I lost my wallet, my mobile phone broke, then to cap it all I got a flat tyre.
- (idiomatic) To surpass or outdo something.