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Meaning of "to cap it all" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF TO CAP IT ALL

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WHAT DOES TO CAP IT ALL MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of to cap it all in the English dictionary

The definition of to cap it all in the dictionary is to provide the finishing touch.


WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE TO CAP IT ALL

to be sb´s second home
to be seeing things
to be singing from the same hymn sheet
to be sure
to be the best thing since sliced bread
to be within your rights to do sth
to begin with
to bits
to blow sth wide open
to boot
to carry out an inspection (of sth)
to carry sth to extremes
to catch unshirted hell
to close the books
to coin a phrase
to come to a grinding halt
to come to a screeching halt
to come to your senses
to come to your senses/bring sb to their senses
to cook the books

WORDS THAT END LIKE TO CAP IT ALL

above all
after all
all in all
and all
at all
boots and all
bugger all
damn all
end it all
ex all
for all
in all
once and for all
one and all
one size fits all
sod all
warts and all

Synonyms and antonyms of to cap it all in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «to cap it all» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF TO CAP IT ALL

Find out the translation of to cap it all to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of to cap it all from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «to cap it all» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

封顶一切
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

para colmo
570 millions of speakers

English

to cap it all
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

यह सब टोपी
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

ل تتويج كل
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

в довершение всего
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

para coroar tudo
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

এটা সব ক্যাপ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

pour couronner le tout
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Untuk menyerahkan semuanya
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

zu allem
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

それをすべてをキャップする
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

모두 캡
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Kanggo nylametake kabeh
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

để giới hạn tất cả
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

அனைத்தையும் மூடிவிட வேண்டும்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

हे सर्व कॅप करणे
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Hepsini kapa
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

per dirla tutta
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

na domiar wszystkiego
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

на довершення всього
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

la toate capac
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

με επιστέγασμα όλων
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

om alles te kroon
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

Keps allt
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

planene
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of to cap it all

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «TO CAP IT ALL»

The term «to cap it all» is quite widely used and occupies the 27.168 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «TO CAP IT ALL» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about to cap it all

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «TO CAP IT ALL»

Discover the use of to cap it all in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to to cap it all and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
To Cap It All
For the first time, he reveals the story of a man at the peak of professional achievement, yet dangerously close to losing it all. Kenny Sansom considers himself a lucky man.
Kenny Sansom, 2010
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Kenny Sansom: To Cap It All
Kenny has found the strength to fight back from the brink and defeat the demons of drink and gambling. For the first time, he reveals the story of a man at the peak of professional achievement, yet dangerously close to losing it all.
Kenny Sansom, 2010
3
From Insanity to Esctasy
And to cap it all, to think that some old loony from New Zealand reckons that nothing is a reality, that nothing really exists. What mumbo jumbo! To think that nothing is something. What a contradiction in terms! Well, all I can surmise is, that after ...
Thomas McNeight, 2011
4
Diary of a Sapper
... to cap it all, fucking polish. ENTER 75 TRAINING SQUADRON. I got up this morning and hated it. I didn't want to talk to anyone. It must have been all of the reminiscing about Sandra that I did last night. I bit TC's head off because he moved ...
Julian Beirne, 2009
5
A View from the Foothills
He also says they had not been seriously consulted about the proposed changes to the planning regulations or on airport expansion. To cap it all, he says, there is even a debate about building more nuclear power stations even though ...
Chris Mullin, 2010
6
The Father's Sins
To cap it all, someone in the room above seemed to feel the need to pace up and down at regular intervals well into the small hours. Malcolm checked out at 7:30 the following morning with no intention of returning, and in need of strong coffee.
Richard Spanswick, 2010
7
Listening to the Silences
And to cap it all, the setting. The loch was in a hollow as the land rose around it, and on the brae beside the water, the field was being worked with horses, while a man scattered seed two-handed - the Lutterell Psalter come to life. Oh, how I ...
Roy Vincent
8
Cambridge Certificate in Advanced English 2 for Updated Exam ...
Discovered we'd lost one of our ropes when we got back home, just to cap it all. [ pause] l haven't been for ages. lt was a real treat for me. Of course, before l was married l used to go several times a year, but l don't think l've been now since ...
Cambridge ESOL, 2008
9
Brother in Arms: An Englishman in Vietnam
It was monotonous and very tiring work, which made the war veterans on the post wish they were back in Vietnam. To cap it all, at the last minute his Company was restricted to post on what was supposed to be a free weekend which included ...
Gay Holden, 2008
10
A Call to Arms
Then to cap it all, Brown strips us of our bodyguards, saying the same thing as Bush, that we were on private business. That meant we had to hire bodyguards at our own expense, and that costs plenty, I can tell you.” “How many did you hire?
Geoffrey Morgan

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «TO CAP IT ALL»

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Leslie Grace: Up Close With the Blazing Hot Bachata Singer
To cap it all, Grace was tall and beautiful, but still managed to convey sweetness and intelligence. In a world of sexualized young singers, she stood out. «Billboard, Jul 15»
2
Oscar Mayer pranks New Yorkers with fake trendy workout in new ad
... and, to cap it all off, drink a questionable looking goop of unknown ingredients. It all seems like a bit of a mean trick, but Tom Bick, Oscar Mayer's integrated ... «Mashable, Jul 15»
3
I'm running out of energy trying to deal with Co-operative's 'teething …
To cap it all, Co-operative Energy refuses to register a complaint from me unless I queue on the phone for 25 minutes waiting for the “right” person to speak to ... «The Guardian, Jun 15»
4
Bath Rugby: We need a trophy to cap it all off now, says Jonathan …
"Many of the players have played in big games before, so we are all prepared, we are all ready and it's about dragging your team-mate along. We are a team, we ... «Western Daily Press, May 15»
5
MGU to CAP it all from May 28
Over 23,000 undergraduate seats are available for Class 12 graduates under the online Centralised Allotment Process (CAP) of the Mahatma Gandhi University ... «The Hindu, May 15»
6
A Padma to cap it all for Prasoon Joshi
The feeling of joy is palpable as poet-adman Prasoon Joshi accepts the note of congratulation over phone for being conferred the Padma Shri, India's fourth ... «Business Standard, Jan 15»
7
Argentina v England: Joe Launchbury targets series clean sweep to
One challenge remains: to cap it all with a 2-0 Test series victory over the Pumas and ... “It was a brutal game and not what we expected at all,” Launchbury said. «Telegraph.co.uk, Jun 13»
8
I have a sore rear-end, a sharp pain in my neck and to cap it all I …
4.00am Reveillez. Hotel in the industrial area of Sangatte, Calais – not as nice as it sounds. Day Five of the Help For Heroes Big Battlefield Ride. Injury status ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jun 13»
9
And to cap it all – Hong Kong honours its colonial era heroes
Andy Fields has four England caps at various age-group levels, but the one cap he will treasure the most was handed to him by the Hong Kong Rugby Football ... «South China Morning Post, May 13»
10
BP removes oil well cap after undersea collision
An undersea robot 'rover' had collided with a containment cap from the leaking ... Then to cap it all, on the day BP's beleaguered chief executive Tony Hayward ... «Channel 4 News, Jun 10»

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