in at the death finish Idiom

finish off

kill, strike the final blow The spider finished off the fly and began to eat it.

finishing touch

the final move, the act that completes the task As a finishing touch, the baker added a maraschino cherry.

put the finishing touches on

add the last details or trimmings Lan decorated the the cake - she put the finishing touches on it.

finish off/up

1． end quickly； bring or come to an end；eat or drink up completely结束；完成；吃光；喝光
He finished the work off yesterday．他昨天把工作干完了。
The meeting finished off with a prayer．会议最后以祈祷而结束。
Let's finish off the wine．我们把这些酒喝光吧。
We can finish off with a glass of brandy．我们最后来一杯白兰地就结束吧。
Let's finish up everything on the table．让我们把桌上的东西全吃光吧。
2．kill；destroy毁掉；杀掉
They finished off the criminal．他们杀掉了那个罪犯。
Her illness last year nearly finished her off．去年她那一场病差点送了她的命。

finish up

from start to finish

Idiom(s): from start to finish

Theme: BEGINNINGS - INITIAL

from the beginning to the end; throughout.
• I disliked the whole business from start to finish.
• Mary caused problems from start to finish.

Photo finish

A photo finish is when two contestants (usually in a race) finish at almost exactly the same time, making it difficult to determine the winner. (The saying stems from the practice of taking a photograph when the winners cross the finish line to determine who was ahead at the time.)

add the finishing touches|finishing|finishing touc

v. phr. To complete; finish. Mary's first novel promised to be excellent; however, her editor suggested that she should add some finishing touches before accepting it.

photo finish|finish|photo

n. phr. A close finish in a race of people or animals, where the camera must decide the actual result, sometimes by millimeters. The black horse was declared the winner in a photo finish.

finish

finish
see from soup to nuts; in at the death.

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