crown it all
crown it all verb: to be the final, or last-mentioned, event or occurrence in a series of particularly favourable / fortunate or unfavourable / unfortunate events.
Verb
crown it all (third-person singular simple present crowns it all, present participle crowning it all, simple past and past participle crowned it all)
- To be the final, or last-mentioned, event or occurrence in a series of particularly favourable / fortunate or unfavourable / unfortunate events.
- A lovely crisp exhaust: a feeling of almost unlimited power combined with complete freedom of running: and, to crown it all, a most melodious and wholly American chime whistle—these were my immediate impressions as we stormed rapidly out of Göttingen, intent on winning back some of the lost time.1960 October, P. Ransome-Wallis, “Modern motive power of the German Federal Railway: Part Two”, in Trains Illustrated, page 611
- Synonyms:
- cap it all, top it off
Synonyms of crown it all
Forms of crown it all
| third-person singular present | crowns it all |
|---|---|
| present participle | crowning it all |
| past participle | crowned it all |
| past | crowned it all |
Questions about crown it all
- What does crown it all mean?
- Crown it all means to be the final, or last-mentioned, event or occurrence in a series of particularly favourable / fortunate or unfavourable / unfortunate events.
- What part of speech is crown it all?
- Crown it all is a verb.
- What is the past tense of crown it all?
- The past tense of crown it all is crowned it all.
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