cap something off

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:

There's been bad economic news all year, and to cap it all off, now oil prices are increasing.

Related vocabulary: to top it all off

New idioms dictionary. 2014.

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  • 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

  • round something off — 1 the square edges were rounded off: SMOOTH OFF, plane off, sand off, level off. 2 the party rounded off a successful year: COMPLETE, finish off, crown, cap, top; conclude, close, end. → …   Useful english dictionary

  • round something off — Syn: complete, finish off, crown, cap, top, conclude, close, end …   Synonyms and antonyms dictionary

  • (to) top it all (off) — to top it all (off) 1. and the worst thing is. The washing machine flooded, my car broke down, then to top it all off I locked myself out of the house. 2. and the best thing is. Students get to meet the world s top scientists and researchers, and …   New idioms dictionary

  • cap — cap1 S3 [kæp] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(hat)¦ 2¦(covering)¦ 3¦(limit)¦ 4¦(sport)¦ 5¦(small explosive)¦ 6¦(sex)¦ 7 go cap in hand (to somebody) ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [Date: 900 1000; : Late Latin; Origin: cappa …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • cap — cap1 S3 [kæp] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(hat)¦ 2¦(covering)¦ 3¦(limit)¦ 4¦(sport)¦ 5¦(small explosive)¦ 6¦(sex)¦ 7 go cap in hand (to somebody) ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [Date: 900 1000; : Late Latin; Origin: cappa …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • cap — I. /kæp / (say kap) noun 1. a covering for the head, especially one fitting closely and made of softer material than a hat, and having little or no brim, but often having a peak. 2. the flat, peaked headdress worn by soldiers and others. 3. a… …  

  • cap — I. noun Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English cappe, from Old English cæppe, from Late Latin cappa head covering, cloak Date: before 12th century 1. a. a head covering especially with a visor and no brim b. a distinctive head… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • cap off — verb finish or complete, as with some decisive action he capped off the meeting with a radical proposal • Hypernyms: ↑get through, ↑wrap up, ↑finish off, ↑mop up, ↑polish off, ↑clear up, ↑finish up …   Useful english dictionary

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

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