cap it all off: meaning & examples
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Meanings:
- To bring a sequence of events to a close with a final action, remark, or feature that completes or crowns them.
- To finish or conclude something in a way that serves as a culminating or decisive element.
Examples
BetaWe had a great day at the beach, and to cap it all off, a beautiful sunset lit up the sky.
We had a great day at the beach, and to cap it all off, a beautiful sunset lit up the sky.
She finished the presentation strong, and to cap it all off, announced the team won the contract.
She finished the presentation strong, and to cap it all off, announced the team won the contract.
The concert was amazing, and to cap it all off, the band played an encore that left everyone cheering.
The concert was amazing, and to cap it all off, the band played an encore that left everyone cheering.
- To add a final event or detail that intensifies or summarizes the preceding situation, often used when that final element makes matters better or worse.
Examples
BetaAfter a series of unfortunate events, to cap it all off, their car broke down on the way home.
After a series of unfortunate events, to cap it all off, their car broke down on the way home.
The team was already exhausted, and to cap it all off, it started raining heavily during the match.
The team was already exhausted, and to cap it all off, it started raining heavily during the match.
The meeting ran late, and to cap it all off, the projector stopped working just when the presentation was about to start.
The meeting ran late, and to cap it all off, the projector stopped working just when the presentation was about to start.
Examples:
- EN: A quick weigh-in, stick out your tongue, and a nice lollipop to cap it all off.ES: Me pesará rápidamente, me hará sacar la lengua y me dará un chupetín como broche.
- EN: Throw a huge party at the end of the summer to cap it all off.ES: Daremos una gran fiesta al final del verano para rematarlo.ID: Buat Pesta yang besar di akhir musim panas dan mengenangnya seumur hidup kita.
- EN: Oh, so to cap it all off, you're going to report us!ES: -Que prohíban el tabaco. -No, que pierdan un cuerpo.
- EN: To cap it all off, a huge beauty mark decorated my nose.ES: Para rematarla, un gran lunar me decoró la nariz.
- EN: And to cap it all off...ES: Y para colmo...
- EN: And to cap it all off, I popped by Nancy Donahue's Bible-themed haunted house.ES: Y por si eso fuera poco, me pasé por la casa-encantada-bíblica de Nancy Donahue.
- EN: It is a constant source of stress for the both of us, Deeks, and to cap it all off, it's also burning through our savings like a wildfire.ES: Esto es una fuente constante de estrés para los dos, Deeks, y para colmo, también está acabando con nuestros ahorros como un reguero de pólvora.
- EN: Now to cap it all off with a medicated foot bath and a nice, deep-ear Q-tipping.ES: Vamos a rematarlo con un buen baño de pies medicado y una limpieza en profundidad de los oídos con bastoncillos.ID: Sekarang untuk mengakhiri semuanya dengan mandi kaki obat dan Q-tipping yang bagus dan dalam.
- EN: And then, to cap it all off, a complaint that mr.HI: कर लो शिकायते, जी लो सारे लम्हे,
- EN: And to cap it all off, a grand reenactment of Howl's triumph.ID: Dan untuk mengakhiri semuanya, drama kemenangan Howl.
- EN: And to cap it all off... many of the nuts nearby are worthless.ID: Dan untuk menutup semuanya... banyak kacang di dekatnya tidak berharga.
- EN: And to cap it all off, we even rode on a rocket!ID: Kita bahkan mengakhirinya dengan naik roket!
- EN: And then I'm gonna cap it all off with a gluten-free oatmeal request in the morning.ID: Lalu, selesaikan dengan permintaan bubur gandum bebas gluten...
- EN: And now, to cap it all off, at the game on Tuesday night, we're losing 1-0, and it's raining.ID: MENIT 56 WREXHAM 0 - 1 HALIFAX Sekarang, sebagai rangkuman, pada laga Selasa malam, kita kalah satu-nol, dan hujan turun.
- EN: In my opinion, we should concentrate on Charly... the preoperative testing, and then you cap it all off... by bringing him out on stage.ES: En mi opinión, deberíamos concentrarnos en Charly... las pruebas preoperatorias. Y luego tú cierras subiéndolo al escenario.ES: En mi opinión, deberíamos concentrarnos en Charly... las pruebas preoperatorias. Y luego tú cierras subiéndolo al escenario.
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