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Polish off   /pˈɑlɪʃ ɔf/   Listen
verb
Polish  v. t.  (past & past part. polished; pres. part. polishing)  
1.
To make smooth and glossy, usually by friction; to burnish; to overspread with luster; as, to polish glass, marble, metals, etc.
2.
Hence, to refine; to wear off the rudeness, coarseness, or rusticity of; to make elegant and polite; as, to polish life or manners.
To polish off, to finish completely, as an adversary. (Slang)





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"Polish off" Quotes from Famous Books



... Dow. Whenever I saw Gavroche's companions, I remembered the lettering under one of Gavarni's drawings: "A nice lot, the friends you are capable of proceeding with!" But after all it was merely a proof of Gavroche's kindness of heart, for he was quite able to polish off the ...
— My Private Menagerie - from The Works of Theophile Gautier Volume 19 • Theophile Gautier
... enough to be Jack Hood—maybe you've heard of me? And I'm young enough to polish off every unlicked cub in these parts. Now, curse you, what d'ye ...
— Bull Hunter • Max Brand


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