to crown it all
Definition of to crown it all
British
—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, our flight was canceled.
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: a reward of victory or mark of honor
: the title representing the championship in a sport
: a royal or imperial headdress or cap of sovereignty : diadem
: to place a crown or wreath on the head of
: to invest with regal dignity and power
: to recognize officially as
: the whole amount, quantity, or extent of
: as much as possible
: every member or individual component of
: wholly, quite
: only, exclusively
: just
: the whole number, quantity, or amount : totality
: used in such phrases as for all I know, for all I care, and for all the good it does to indicate a lack of knowledge, interest, or effectiveness
: everybody, everything
: the whole of one's possessions, resources, or energy
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