to finesse
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- verb
- /fɪˈnɛs/
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- The chef was able to finesse the flavors in the dish, making it a crowd favorite.
- tries to finesse
- managed to finesse
This is where hopefully we can finesse a degree into MIT.
- This is where hopefully we can finesse a degree into MIT.
- But there is a line, you know, you have to sort of finesse that line.
- And then we'll kind of finesse the finer details tomorrow.
- Parker, my stylist, was able to finesse and rent this vintage Chanel ski helmet.
- He's just finessing the ball left, right and center.
- My initial gut reaction, as I'm sure almost every journalist in this room thought, was no, But I think that can be finessed.
- It's so complex and so difficult to finesse that, in fact, a much simpler car would be a much better thing to be driving.
- And that's a game I've been trying to finesse and I've been able to evade and avoid for the last three or four years for the sole reason of being a minimum player.
- And I've that's a lot easier than sort of writing from a blank page because you can then finesse your kind of thoughts in the field when you're in the laboratory, as it were.
- I haven't finessed my tablets yet.
- And I share that's I'll be finessing my way too.
- Look it's one chick finessed the shit out of me.
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Smart sommeliers have found ways to finesse the question.
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Sometimes, though, I wonder if we're trying too hard to finesse teams.
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Well, if you finesse something or someone you like you, you take a light touch to get what you want.
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But I tried to finesse that point with her.
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Let us not be party to any scheme that attempts to finesse the problem.
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I have been trying to expand and finesse some stories into a full-length novel.
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By now, the most efficient way to finesse this in-built problem is simply to laugh at it.
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One man to help the stallion, one to help the mare, one to hold the tail, and one to finesse the situation.
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To succeed in negotiations, you need to finesse your arguments and present them carefully.
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She had to finesse her way through the difficult conversation to avoid hurting his feelings.
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Etymology
The verb finesse comes from the same French root fin meaning 'fine' or 'delicate', giving the idea of making small, clever moves. So, to finesse something is to manage it with careful skill to get the result you want.