end it all—commit suicide:
- Martine became so depressed during a recent illness that she wanted to “end it all.”
Note: The expression does not correlate in meaning with the phrase to crown it all—(also: to cap it all) used to emphasize the final item in a series completing a good or bad fortune:
- The school had an excellent reputation, its program was in English and to crown it all, it was located in a wonderful city!
get away from it all—escape from city rush, the worry of modern life, etc.:
- We bought a little house in the country to get away from it all.