capping it all off
The crowning finishing touch
Capping it all off means adding a final element that completes or crowns a series of events, typically serving as a fitting conclusion.
The phrase often introduces something that intensifies what came before, whether positive or negative.
We had a wonderful dinner, and capping it all off, the chef sent out complimentary desserts.
The car broke down, I lost my wallet, and capping it all off, it started to rain.
- finishBring to completion
- highlightMost notable part
- crowning gloryGreatest achievement or hair
- wrap-upConcluding summary or review
- conclusionEnd or deduction
grand finale · pièce de résistance · end · crescendo · resolution · denouement · coup de grâce · closing · peak · culmination · pinnacle · apex · cherry on top · zenith · flourish · farewell · closure · summation
capping it all offto begin with
At the outset
to start · to start with · first off · in the beginning · first of all
capping it all offgetting the ball rolling
Initiating momentum on something
initiating · commencing · inaugurating · breaking ground · triggering