Meanings
verbtop it off (third-person singular simple present tops it off, present participle topping it off, simple past and past participle topped it off)
present singular third person tops it off · participle present topping it off · participle past topped it off · past topped it off
- idiomaticTo emphasize or underscore; to make something even better or worse.
The boss fired Fred and, to top it all off, he asked security to escort him to the door.
Synonyms: top it all, top it all off
Synonyms & antonyms
verbTo emphasize or underscore; to make something even better or worse.
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Translations
Dutch bekronen
- bekronenemphasize
Finnish kaiken kukkuraksi, kaupan päälle
- kaiken kukkuraksiemphasize
- kaupan päälleemphasize
French en plus
- en plusemphasize
Polish robić na dodatek, zrobić na dodatek
- robić na dodatekemphasize
- zrobić na dodatekemphasize
Portuguese e ainda por cima
- e ainda por cimaemphasize
Swedish som kronan på verket, som pricken över i
- som kronan på verketemphasize
- som pricken över iemphasize
- till råga på alltemphasize
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“top it off.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/top%20it%20off. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “top it off,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/top%20it%20off.
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