A finishing school is a private school where rich or upper-class young women are taught manners and other social skills that are considered to be suitable for them.
...a Swiss finishing school.
My parents wanted to send me to a finishing school.
finishing school in British English
noun
a private school for girls that prepares them for society by teaching social graces and accomplishments
finishing school in American English
a private school for young women that emphasizes training in cultured behavior, social graces, etc.
Examples of 'finishing school' in a sentence
finishing school
His daughter just quit some finishing school outside of Boston.
Reeves, Robert DOUBTING THOMAS (2003)
A mix of English public school, progressive co-ed and finishing school.
Dexter Petley WHITE LIES (2003)
"But I had in mind a Swiss finishing school too," Mother Proudfoot said sharply.
Diana Wynne Jones THE LIVES OF CHRISTOPHER CHANT (2003)