- cap the climax
- {v. phr.} To exceed what is already a high point of achievement. * /Sam's piano recital was great, but Bill's performance capped the climax./
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
cap the climax — {v. phr.} To exceed what is already a high point of achievement. * /Sam s piano recital was great, but Bill s performance capped the climax./ … Dictionary of American idioms
cap\ the\ climax — v. phr. To exceed what is already a high point of achievement. Sam s piano recital was great, but Bill s performance capped the climax … Словарь американских идиом
To cap the climax — Climax Cli max, n. [L., from Gr. ? ladder, staircase, fr. ? to make to bend, to lean. See {Ladder}, {Lean}, v. i.] 1. Upward movement; steady increase; gradation; ascent. Glanvill. [1913 Webster] 2. (Rhet.) A figure in which the parts of a… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
cap the climax — phrasal : to exceed a plausible climax : pass the limits of what might be expected … Useful english dictionary
cap — cap1 [kap] n. [ME cappe < OE cæppe & ML cappa < LL cappa, a cape, hooded cloak] 1. any closefitting head covering, brimless or with only a front visor, and made of wool, cotton, etc., as a baseball cap or overseas cap, or of muslin or lace … English World dictionary
Cap — Cap, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Capped}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Capping}.] 1. To cover with a cap, or as with a cap; to provide with a cap or cover; to cover the top or end of; to place a cap upon the proper part of; as, to cap a post; to cap a gun. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Climax — Cli max, n. [L., from Gr. ? ladder, staircase, fr. ? to make to bend, to lean. See {Ladder}, {Lean}, v. i.] 1. Upward movement; steady increase; gradation; ascent. Glanvill. [1913 Webster] 2. (Rhet.) A figure in which the parts of a sentence or… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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