polishsomethingoff
phrasal verbwithpolishverb[T]uk/ˈpɒl.ɪʃ/us/ˈpɑː.lɪʃ/
informaltofinishsom ethingquicklyandeasily,especiallya lot offoodorwork:
Hepolishedoff thewholepie.
Ipolishedoff threeessaysin oneweek.
to finish something
- finishDid you finish your homework?
- endWhat time does the concert end?
- completeHave you completed the questionnaire?
- concludeShe concluded her speech by thanking everyone who had helped her.
- polish offHe's just polished off two huge bowls of pasta.
- wind upIt's time to wind up the game now.
Causing something to end
- abandon
- abandonment
- all good things (must) come to an endidiom
- and have done with itidiom
- be over the humpidiom
- draw
- jacksomethingin
- killsomethingstone-deadidiom
- knock
- knock off (something)
- lay
- lay the ghost ofsomething(to rest)idiom
- lid
- lift
- raise
- staunch
- stem
- stopper
- stranglesomethingat birthidiom
- subdue