He polished off two burgers and a mountain of French fries.
He was nearly finished with the report, and said he could polish it off in another hour or two.
He polished off entire pizzas.
New idioms dictionary. 2014.
polish off — (something) to finish something quickly and easily. He polished off two burgers and a mountain of French fries. He was nearly finished with the report, and said he could polish it off in another hour or two. Usage notes: most often used about… … New idioms dictionary
polish off — verb 1. finish a task completely (Freq. 1) I finally got through this homework assignment • Syn: ↑get through, ↑wrap up, ↑finish off, ↑mop up, ↑clear up, ↑finish up … Useful english dictionary
polish off — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms polish off : present tense I/you/we/they polish off he/she/it polishes off present participle polishing off past tense polished off past participle polished off informal 1) to eat or drink something until it… … English dictionary
polish off — If you polish something off, you finish it quickly or easily. Susan thought there was too much food but the boys polished it off in no time … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
polish off — {v.}, {informal} 1. To defeat easily. * /The Dodgers polished off the Yankees in four straight games in the 1963 World Series./ 2. To finish completely; finish doing quickly, often in order to do something else. * /The boys were hungry and… … Dictionary of American idioms
polish off — {v.}, {informal} 1. To defeat easily. * /The Dodgers polished off the Yankees in four straight games in the 1963 World Series./ 2. To finish completely; finish doing quickly, often in order to do something else. * /The boys were hungry and… … Dictionary of American idioms
polish\ off — v informal 1. To defeat easily. The Dodgers polished off the Yankees in four straight games in the 1963 World Series. 2. To finish completely; finish doing quickly, often in order to do something else. The boys were hungry and polished off a big… … Словарь американских идиом
polish off — finish completely, finish doing something quickly We polished off the work early and went to the beach for the day … Idioms and examples
Polish off — to finish or complete something (e.g. a meal) … Dictionary of Australian slang
polish off — Australian Slang to finish or complete something (e.g. a meal) … English dialects glossary
