to top it (all) off
idiom
US
—used to indicate a final thing that happened that was even better, worse, etc., than what happened before
The car was filthy when she returned it to me, and to top it (all) off, there was almost no gas left in the tank.
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There are plenty of steak options, too, from prime porterhouse to bone in ribeye with a decadent option of bone marrow butter to top it off.
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Kathy Lee, Footwear News, 27 June 2025
And to top it all off by giving Keanu Reeves the ol’ Hedwig special?
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 9 June 2025
And to top it all off, like so many good Memorial Day parties, there was watermelon.
—Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 26 May 2025
And to top it off, your story referred to Spaun’s having a resemblance to Franco Harris?
—Los Angeles Times, 21 June 2025
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Kathy Lee, Footwear News, 27 June 2025
And to top it all off by giving Keanu Reeves the ol’ Hedwig special?
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 9 June 2025
And to top it all off, like so many good Memorial Day parties, there was watermelon.
—Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 26 May 2025
And to top it off, your story referred to Spaun’s having a resemblance to Franco Harris?
—Los Angeles Times, 21 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for to top it (all) off
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“To top it (all) off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/to%20top%20it%20%28all%29%20off. Accessed 25 Jul. 2025.
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