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tops it off

tops it off is the third-person singular simple present indicative of top it off.

Meaning of top it off

Verb

top it off (third-person singular simple present tops it off, present participle topping it off, simple past and past participle topped it off)

  1. (idiomatic) To 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.

Questions about tops it off

What is tops it off the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Tops it off is the third-person singular simple present indicative of top it off.

Words near tops it off in the dictionary

  1. toproping
  2. tops
  3. tops and tails
  4. tops from the bottom
  5. tops it all
  6. tops it off
  7. tops of the hour
  8. tops of the hours
  9. tops off
  10. tops one's boom
  11. tops oneself

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