finishing touch

collocation in English

meaningsoffinishandtouch

These words are often used together. Click on the links below to explore the meanings. Or,see other collocations withtouch.
finish
noun[C]
uk
/ˈfɪn.ɪʃ/us
/ˈfɪn.ɪʃ/
the end of a race, or the last part ...
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touch
noun
uk
/tʌtʃ/us
/tʌtʃ/
a ...
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(Definition offinishandtouchfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesoffinishing touch

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A few red roses on the white tablecloth give afinishingtouch.
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Afinishingtouchto a bad speech.
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Control after the event should be thefinishingtouch.
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The last war put thefinishingtouchon a lot of that kind of trade.
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I ask are they to be allowed now to put thefinishingtouchto this degradation?
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Thefinishingtouch, the cupola, was put on in 1738.
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Thefinishingtouchwas finally given in 1674.
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Thefinishingtouchwas finally given in 1765.
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Now we are told—and this is thefinishingtouch—that shops are being built so that the material that comes there need not be fabricated.
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Thefinishingtouchwas some real smoke from burning oily rags.
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A third part of the arrangement, ashirai, is often added as afinishingtouch.
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The interval scene gives the rightfinishingtouchto the first half.
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If that is done, it will give, for hundreds of thousands of people, thefinishingtouchto what is on the whole a very fine scheme.
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They repeatedly penetrated the defence, but could not put thefinishingtouchto the movements for some time.
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There wasn't any panic, it was only about the final most difficult fractions, coming up with thefinishingtouch.
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For example, if the pages of a newspaper were poorly separated, slicing them open would constitute applying thefinishingtouch.
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Through this preparation and infusion of cinnamon, thefinishingtouchis a traditional liquor called chapil or spirits.
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For many disciplines, the hooves are painted with either clear or black hoof polish as afinishingtouch.
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The roof was medium grey, and thefinishingtouchwas to paint the window surrounds in ivory white.
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Apart from contouring, wax wires are also used for decoration purpose and for giving afinishingtouchto artifacts.
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A "selmelier" may focus on the use of salt as afinishingtouch, allowing the crystals to remain somewhat autonomous and maximizing their impact on food.
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