polish off

/pˈɒlɪʃ ˈɒf/

/pˈɑːlɪʃ ˈɔf/

[verb]

to polish off

[VERB]

MAIN VERB

[phrase form: polish]

finish a task completely

synonyms : clear up

kill intentionally and with premeditation

synonyms : bump off

finish eating all the food on one's plate or on the table

synonyms : eat up

finish

Examples

1. sometime after the fact, someone has polished off the blue on a specific set of flat surfaces.

2. So final thoughts on this, now that I've polished off half of the sandwich, that this tastes a lot like a burnt sweet hotdog.

3. Well, he and Peter polished off a total of nine plates between them, but on food alone, they've eaten just under the cost of one 14.99 buffet meal.

4. PizzaExpress, I can usually polish off a whole PizzaExpress.

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