to crown it all

idiom

British
used to indicate the last and usually worst thing in a series of bad things that have happened
It rained, it snowed, and, to crown it all, our flight was canceled.

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“To crown it all.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/to%20crown%20it%20all. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.

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