finishsomethingoff
phrasal verbwithfinishverbuk/ˈfɪn.ɪʃ/us/ˈfɪn.ɪʃ/
(COMPLETE)
B2
tocompletethe lastpartof something that you are doing:
Iwanttofinishoff thisessaybefore I go tobed.
- Thedecoratingisvirtuallyfinished- I just need tofinishoff thepainting.
- I'll have to take thisworkhomeandfinishit offtonight.
- Can youfinishoff thiscrosswordfor me? I'mstuck.
- She has ahabitoffinishingoff other people'ssentences.
- If youfinishoff thatessaytonight, you'll beabletorelaxandenjoytheweekend.
Causing something to end
- abandon
- abandonment
- all good things (must) come to an endidiom
- and have done with itidiom
- be over the humpidiom
- draw
- killsomethingstone-deadidiom
- knock
- knock off (something)
- lay
- laysomeoneto restidiom
- lay the ghost ofsomething(to rest)idiom
- lid
- lift
- raise
- staunch
- stem
- stopper
- stranglesomethingat birthidiom
- subdue
(USE)
toeat,drink, or use the lastpartof something:
We may as wellfinishoff thiswine- there's only a littlebitleft.
- "Go on,finishoff thistart, Paul." "Well, itseemsashametoletit go towaste."
- Hefinishedoff hispintandstoodup toleave.
- There is a littlepaintleftin this can, so let'sfinishthat off first.
- When I'vefinishedthepullover, I mightfinishoff therestof thewoolby making somegloves.
- They'vefinishedoff all thebricks, but there's still anotherwalltobuild.
Using and misusing
- adopt
- adoption
- avail
- availyourselfofsomething
- be/go heavy onsomethingidiom
- exhaust
- gobblesomethingup
- make capital out ofsomethingidiom
- max
- max out
- mine a rich seam ofsomethingidiom
- spare
- spent
- swallow
- tap
- turn over
- turn tosomeone/something
- turn/usesomethingto good accountidiom
- unblock
- underuse