to crown it all

to crown it all

As the culminating event (in a series of unfortunate events)

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Main Entry: ↑crown

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to crown it all informal phrase

used for talking about the last and worst thing in a series of bad things that have happened

To crown it all, the handle on my shopping bag broke.

Thesaurus: ways of emphasizing how bad something is_synonym

Main entry: crown

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as the final event in a series of particularly fortunate or unfortunate events

it was cold and raining, and, to crown it all, we had to walk home

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to crown it all

Brit

— used to indicate the last and usually worst thing in a series of bad things that have happened

It rained, it snowed, and, to crown it all [=to top it off], our flight was canceled.

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Main Entry: ↑crown