top out

verbs

give up one's career just as one becomes very successful
"The financial consultant topped out at age 40 because he was burned out"
top out
is a type of (narrower)
give up or retire from a position
"The Secretary of the Navy will leave office next month"; "The chairman resigned over the financial scandal"
leave office, quit, resign, step down
provide with a top or finish the top (of a structure)
"the towers were topped with conical roofs"
top, top out
to reach the highest point; attain maximum intensity, activity
"That wild, speculative spirit peaked in 1929";"Bids for the painting topped out at $50 million"
peak, top out
antonym
bottom out