Meaning of top oneself | Babel Free

Definitions

1. To outdo oneself or do more than one's previous best.
   US, idiomatic
2. To commit suicide.
   British, slang

Examples

“But Mr Blunkett, in a remarkably frank admission, said his first thought on hearing about the 57-year-old's death was to celebrate⟳. "You wake⟳ up and you receive⟳ a phone call⟳ - Shipman's topped himself. You have⟳ just got to think⟳ for a minute: is it too early to open⟳ a bottle? And then you discover⟳ that everybody's very upset⟳ that he's done it."”

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