to finish off
20
3.5
- phrasal verb
- /ˈfɪnɪʃ ɔf/
:
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- I finished off the caviar and oysters for breakfast.
- finished off her glass
- finished off the bottle
- finished off his beer
And then I go ahead and finish off my brows.
- And then I go ahead and finish off my brows.
- And I'm going to finish off with infinite lip cloud and Hush Berry.
- And then we have Dara to finish off.
- Now let's finish off with my favourites.
Examples
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You've gotta finish off that milk jug.
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Oh, but yeah, we're just finishing off in here for now.
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And of course, we're now going to just finish off with some top coat.
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All right, let's finish this one off strong.
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And I like to finish off my look with a cardigan.
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And so we're going to finish off our little beauty regimes.
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And then I go ahead and finish off my brows.
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We finish off the bottle, letting its liquid darkness fill us both.
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So let's just finish off that stage by colouring it in gold.
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I finished off the caviar and oysters for breakfast.
Synonyms
∞
1.0
To stop something or make it finish
∞
1.0
To bring something to an end or complete it
∞
1.0
To finish something or make it whole
333
2.7
To finish dealing with things and put them in order
226
3.0
Finish an activity or task
190
2.0
To complete an activity or task
147
4.6
To make something stop or finish
74
3.8
Complete the last details to make something ready
69
2.7
To finish all of something so nothing is left
58
4.2
To stop something that is happening or being given
30
3.9
Add a final thing to make something feel complete
19
3.9
Finish a project, account, or process
17
3.7
Bring an activity or meeting to an end
15
1.8
Complete all the work needed for a task
12
2.6
To finish tasks completely so nothing is left
11
4.0
To complete something by adding the final touches
7
3.7
Finish something with a special final action like a show or speech
5
5.3
Decide that a matter has ended and do nothing more about it
4
3.8
To finish something quickly and easily, for example a meal or a task
1
3.3
To finish the last parts of a job
1
5.3
To finish something unpleasant so you stop worrying
To finish something in a very impressive way
Antonyms
How Consumed
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'to consume, use up, or bring to an end' is directly derivable from 'finish' (to bring to completion) combined with the particle 'off', which here intensifies completion or consumption — a common verb+particle compositional pattern. This construction is cross-linguistically familiar and predictable, so a B1 learner who knows the constituents would likely infer this sense (noting that a secondary idiomatic sense 'to kill' exists in other contexts).
Etymology
Finish off comes from the image of removing the last piece from a plate or bottle. When you eat the last slice or pour the last drop and take it 'off' the plate, it came to mean 'to use up' the last of something.