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释义 | COMPLETION all gone used up; finished; over with.Oh, the strawberry jelly is all gone.We used to have wonderful parties, but those days are all gone. all over finished; dead.Dinner is all over. I'm sorry you didn't get any.It's all over. He's dead now. (all) over with finished.His problems are all over with now.After dinner is all over with, we can play cards. all the way from the beginning to the end; the entire distance, from start to finish.The ladder reaches all the way to the top of the house.I walked all the way home. (as) good as done the same as being done; almost done. (Many different past participles can replace done in this phrase: cooked, dead, finished, painted, typed, etc.)This job is as good as done. It'll just take another second.Yes, sir, if you hire me to paint your house, it's as good as painted.When I hand my secretary a letter to be typed, I know that it's as good as typed right then and there. close the books (on someone or something) to put an end to a matter that concerns someone or something. (The books here refers to financial accounting records.)It's time to close the books on the Franklin case.Yes, let's close the books on Mr. Franklin.You closed the books too soon. Here is some new information. come to a bad end to have a disaster, perhaps one that is deserved or expected; to die an unfortunate death.My old car came to a bad end. Its engine burned up.The evil merchant came to a bad end. down for the count finished for the time being. (From boxing, where a fallen fighter remains down [resting] until the last count, or even beyond.)After the professor rebuked me in class, I knew I was down for the count.I am down for the count, but I'll try again tomorrow. drop the other shoe to do the deed that completes something; to do the expected remaining part of something.(Refers to the removal of shoes at bedtime. One shoe is dropped, and then the process is completed when the second shoe drops.)Mr. Franklin has left his wife. Soon he'll drop the other shoe and divorce her.Tommy has just failed three classes in school. We expect him to drop the other shoe and quit altogether any day now. end something up to bring something to an end. (Informal. Also without up.)I want you to end your game up and come in for dinner.We can't end up the game until someone scores. end up by doing something to conclude something by doing something.We ended up by going back to my house.They danced until midnight and ended up by having pizza in the front room. end up doing something and wind up doing something to have to do something that one had not planned to do.We ended up going back to my house after all.Todd wound up inviting everyone to his house, even though he planned to spend the evening at home alone. final fling the last act or period of enjoyment before a change in one's circumstances or lifestyle.You might as well have a final fling before the baby's born.Mary's going out with her girlfriends for a final fling. She's getting married next week. follow through (on something) and carry through (on something) to complete a task; to see a task through to its completion.You must follow through on the things that you start.Don't start the job if you can't follow through.Ask Sally to carry through on her project. get something over (with) to complete something, especially something you have dreaded.Oh, please hurry and get it over with. It hurts.Please get it over.When I have this over with, I can relax. get something sewed up and get something wrapped up to have something settled or finished.I'll take the contract to the mayor tomorrow morning. I'll get the whole deal sewed up by noon.Don't worry about the car loan. I'll have it sewed up in time to make the purchase.I'll get the loan wrapped up, and you'll have the car this week. get through something to finish something; to work one's way through something.If I read fast, I can get through this book in an hour.I don't think I can get through all this work by quitting time. get through with something to get finished with something.You can use this pencil when I get through with it.Can I have the salt when you get through with it? go down fighting to continue the struggle until one is completely defeated.I won't give up easily. I'll go down fighting.Sally, who is very determined, went down fighting. go the distance to do the whole amount; to play the entire game; to run the whole race. (Informal. Originally sports use.)That horse runs fast. I hope it can go the distance.This is going to be a long, hard project. I hope I can go the distance. go the limit to do as much as possible.What do I want on my hamburger? Go the limit!Don't hold anything back. Go the limit. hang up to replace the telephone receiver.If you have called a wrong number, you should apologize before you hang up.When you hear the busy signal, you're supposed to hang up. head for the last roundup to reach the end of something. (Originally said of a dying cowboy.)This ballpoint pen is headed for the last roundup. I have to get another one.I am so weak. I think I'm headed for the last roundup. jump to conclusions and leap to conclusions to judge or decide something without having all the facts; to reach unwarranted conclusions.Now don't jump to conclusions. Wait until you hear what I have to say.Please find out all the facts so you won't leap to conclusions. knock something off to finish something, especially in haste or carelessly. (Slang.)I knocked it off with the help of Bob.I knocked off the last chapter of my book in four hours. land up somehow or somewhere to finish somehow or somewhere; to come to be in a certain state or place at the end. (Usually in the wrong place or in a bad situation.)We set out for Denver but landed up in Salt Lake City.He's so extravagant that he landed up in debt. make short work of someone or something and make fast work of someone or something to finish with someone or something quickly.I made short work of Tom so I could leave the office to play golf.Billy made fast work of his dinner so he could go out and play. polish something off to finish something off.There is just a little bit of work left. It won't take any time to polish it off.Bob polished off the rest of the pie. put something to bed to complete work on something and send it on to the next step in production, especially in publishing.This edition is finished. Let's put it to bed.Finish the editing of this book and put it to bed. put something to rest and lay something to rest to put an end to a rumor; to finish dealing with something and forget about it.I've heard enough about Ann and her illness. I'd like to put the whole matter to rest.I'll be happy to lay it to rest, but will Jane? put the kibosh on something to put an end to something; to veto something. (Slang.)The mayor put the kibosh on the project.It's a great idea, and I'm sorry that I had to put the kibosh on it. round something off and round out something to finish something (in a special way, by doing something).She rounded her schooling off with a trip to Europe.I like to round out the day with a period of meditation. see something through to follow through on something until it is completed.Mary is prepared to see the project through.It's going to be an unpleasant experience, but I hope you'll see it through. |
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