| 释义 |
idiomto top it all (off)spoken used before a statement to say that something is the last in a series of annoying, unpleasant, or funny events:Betty fell downstairs and broke her ankle, and then to top it all off got flu.Under the previous government, this country suffered rising inflation, excessive taxation, and to top it all, the poorest industrial relations in Europe. —see also to cap it all
to top it all (off)An expression indicating the final item in a list of particularly positive or negative experiences or situations. What a bad day: I left my phone in the grocery store, my car broke down on the way home, and, to top it all off, my groceries broke through the bag as I was walking to the front door. They really threw me a wonderful party. Costumes, games, and, to top it all, my favorite kind of pie. |