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• (to) cap it all — if you have been describing bad things which happened and then say that to cap it all something else happened, you mean that the final thing was even worse. He spilled red wine on the carpet, insulted my mother, and, to cap it all, he broke my… …   New idioms dictionary

• (to) cap it all — to cap/crown/top it all something that you say when you want to tell someone the worst event in a series of bad events that has happened to you. He spilled red wine on the carpet, insulted my mother, and to cap it all, broke my favourite vase …   New idioms dictionary

• to cap it all — ► to cap it all as the final unfortunate incident in a long series. Main Entry: ↑cap …   English terms dictionary

• to cap it all — As a (frequently unpleasant) climax • • • Main Entry: ↑cap …   Useful english dictionary

• to cap it all — informal used when you are saying that a bad or disappointing thing happens after several other bad or disappointing things have already happened We were late setting off, the traffic was terrible, and to cap it all we ran out of petrol …   English dictionary

• cap it all off — verb a) To finish or complete something. b) To surpass or outdo something …   Wiktionary

• cap — ► NOUN 1) a soft, flat hat without a brim and usually with a peak. 2) a soft, close fitting head covering worn for a particular purpose. 3) a protective lid or cover for a bottle, pen, etc. 4) Dentistry an artificial protective covering for a… …   English terms dictionary

• cap something off — cap (something) off to complete an experience in a particularly good or bad way. We went to the beach, strolled around town, and capped off our visit with a fireworks display that evening. Usage notes: sometimes used in the form cap it all off:… …   New idioms dictionary

• cap off — cap (something) off to complete an experience in a particularly good or bad way. We went to the beach, strolled around town, and capped off our visit with a fireworks display that evening. Usage notes: sometimes used in the form cap it all off:… …   New idioms dictionary

• Cap — (k[a^]p), n. [OE. cappe, AS. c[ae]ppe, cap, cape, hood, fr. LL, cappa, capa; perhaps of Iberian origin, as Isidorus of Seville mentions it first: Capa, quia quasi totum capiat hominem; it. capitis ornamentum. See 3d {Cape}, and cf. 1st {Cope}.] 1 …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English