finish sth off
— phrasal verb with finish uk/ˈfɪn.ɪʃ/us/ˈfɪn.ɪʃ/verb
(COMPLETE)
B2 to complete the last part of something that you are doing:
I want to finish off this essay before I go to bed.
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- The decorating is virtually finished - I just need to finish off the painting.
- I'll have to take this work home and finish it off tonight.
- Can you finish off this crossword for me? I'm stuck.
- She has a habit of finishing off other people's sentences.
- If you finish off that essay tonight, you'll be able to relax and enjoy the weekend.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Causing something to end
- abandon
- all good things (must) come to an end idiom
- and have done with it idiom
- be over the hump idiom
- bitter
- draw
- lay
- lay sth to rest idiom
- lay the ghost of sth (to rest) idiom
- leave it at that idiom
- leave off (sth/doing sth)
- let sb be idiom
- lift
- raise
- stone-dead
- the curtain falls on sth idiom
- to the bitter end idiom
- top sth off
- walk
- walk away
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(USE)
to eat, drink, or use the last part of something:
We may as well finish off this wine - there's only a little bit left.
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- "Go on, finish off this tart, Paul." "Well, it seems a shame to let it go to waste."
- He finished off his pint and stood up to leave.
- There is a little paint left in this can, so let's finish that off first.
- When I've finished the pullover, I might finish off the rest of the wool by making some gloves.
- They've finished off all the bricks, but there's still another wall to build.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Using and misusing
- adopt
- adoption
- advantage
- avail
- avail yourself of sth
- be/go heavy on sth idiom
- go through sth
- gobble sth up
- heavy
- make capital out of sth idiom
- max
- max sth out
- mine
- upcycle
- upcycling
- usable
- usage
- use
- use sth up
- wear
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