finish off quickly

  • 1finish — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 last part/end of sth ADJECTIVE ▪ exciting, fantastic, good, great, thrilling, tremendous (esp. BrE) ▪ His best finish was 11th in the Hungarian Grand Prix …

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  • 2polish something off — (informal) 1 he polished off an apple pie: EAT, finish, consume, devour, guzzle, wolf down, down, bolt; drink up, drain …

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  • 3polish off — {v.}, {informal} 1. To defeat easily. * /The Dodgers polished off the Yankees in four straight games in the 1963 World Series./ 2. To finish completely; finish doing quickly, often in order to do something else. * /The boys were hungry and… …

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  • 4polish off — {v.}, {informal} 1. To defeat easily. * /The Dodgers polished off the Yankees in four straight games in the 1963 World Series./ 2. To finish completely; finish doing quickly, often in order to do something else. * /The boys were hungry and… …

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  • 5polish\ off — v informal 1. To defeat easily. The Dodgers polished off the Yankees in four straight games in the 1963 World Series. 2. To finish completely; finish doing quickly, often in order to do something else. The boys were hungry and polished off a big… …

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  • 6polish off something — polish off (something) to finish something quickly and easily. He polished off two burgers and a mountain of French fries. He was nearly finished with the report, and said he could polish it off in another hour or two. Usage notes: most often… …

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  • 7polish off — (something) to finish something quickly and easily. He polished off two burgers and a mountain of French fries. He was nearly finished with the report, and said he could polish it off in another hour or two. Usage notes: most often used about… …

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  • 8whip something off — tv. to finish something quickly, especially food or drink. □ Did you just whip that whole pizza off? CD Lemme whip off this sandwich, and I’ll be right with you. CD She whipped off the dishes in ten minutes …

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  • 9polish off —    If you polish something off, you finish it quickly or easily.     Susan thought there was too much food but the boys polished it off in no time …

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  • 10polish off — finish completely, finish doing something quickly We polished off the work early and went to the beach for the day …

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