cap it all off
To finish or complete somethingTo finish or complete something; to add a finishing touch.
» I couldn't get the cap off the bottle.
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2 senses(idiomatic, ironic, sometimes)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.
Examples
12 sentencesI couldn't get the cap off the bottle.
I can't get the cap off this bottle.
deIch kriege den Verschluss nicht von dieser Flasche. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Tom took his cap off.
It irritates Tom when Mary leaves the cap off the toothpaste.
ruТома раздражает, когда Маша не закручивает колпачок зубной пасты. — paul_lingvo
Mary took her cap off.
Forms
caps it all off, capping it all off, capped it all off, capped it all off| Base form | cap it all off · to cap it all off |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | caps it all off |
| Present participle | capping it all off |
| Past simple | capped it all off |
| Past participle | capped it all off |
irregular
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Phrasal verbs: introduction — Because it is a phrasal verb
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.