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finish off

kill, strike the final blow The spider finished off the fly and began to eat it.

finishing touch

the final move, the act that completes the task As a finishing touch, the baker added a maraschino cherry.

it's raining/snowing

the weather is rainy or snowy Whenever we visit Vancouver, it's raining.

put the finishing touches on

add the last details or trimmings Lan decorated the the cake - she put the finishing touches on it.

raining cats and dogs

raining hard, raining heavily You need a raincoat, Dear. It's raining cats and dogs!

finish off/up

1． end quickly； bring or come to an end；eat or drink up completely结束；完成；吃光；喝光
He finished the work off yesterday．他昨天把工作干完了。
The meeting finished off with a prayer．会议最后以祈祷而结束。
Let's finish off the wine．我们把这些酒喝光吧。
We can finish off with a glass of brandy．我们最后来一杯白兰地就结束吧。
Let's finish up everything on the table．让我们把桌上的东西全吃光吧。
2．kill；destroy毁掉；杀掉
They finished off the criminal．他们杀掉了那个罪犯。
Her illness last year nearly finished her off．去年她那一场病差点送了她的命。

finish up

have too high an opinion of

overestimate；regard too highly过高地评价；过分尊重
The teacher has too high an opinion of his own students．这位老师对他的学生估计过高。
That engineer has too high an opinion of his own talents．那位工程师对自己的才能估计过高。

matter of opinion

Idiom(s): matter of opinion

Theme: OPINION

the question of how good or bad someone or something is.
• It's a matter of opinion how good the company is. John thinks it's great and Fred thinks it's poor.
• How efficient the committee is a matter of opinion.

in one's opinion

Idiom(s): in one's opinion

Theme: OPINION

according to one's belief or judgment.
• In my opinion, that is a very ugly picture.
• That isn't a good idea in my opinion.

from start to finish

Idiom(s): from start to finish

Theme: BEGINNINGS - INITIAL

from the beginning to the end; throughout.
• I disliked the whole business from start to finish.
• Mary caused problems from start to finish.

form an opinion

Idiom(s): form an opinion

Theme: DECISION

to think up or decide on an opinion. (Note the variations in the examples.)
• I don't know enough about the issue to form an opinion.
• Don't tell me how to think! I can form my own opinion.
• I don't form opinions without careful consideration.

Every cloud has a silver lining

Idiom(s): Every cloud has a silver lining

Theme: GOOD

A proverb meaning that there is something good in every bad thing.
• Jane was upset when she saw that all her flowers had died from the frost. But when she saw that the weeds had died too, she said, "Every cloud has a silver lining."
• Sally had a sore throat and had to stay home from school. When she learned she missed a math test, she said, "Every cloud has a silver lining."

base one's opinion on

Idiom(s): base one's opinion on sth

Theme: OPINION

to make a judgment or form an opinion from something.
• You must not base your opinion on one bad experience.
• I base my opinion on many years of studying the problem.

Knight in shining armour

A knight in shining armour is someone who saves you when you are in great trouble or danger.

Photo finish

A photo finish is when two contestants (usually in a race) finish at almost exactly the same time, making it difficult to determine the winner. (The saying stems from the practice of taking a photograph when the winners cross the finish line to determine who was ahead at the time.)

Every cloud has a silver lining.

There is hope even in difficult situations.

add the finishing touches|finishing|finishing touc

v. phr. To complete; finish. Mary's first novel promised to be excellent; however, her editor suggested that she should add some finishing touches before accepting it.

every cloud has a silver lining|cloud|every|lining

Every trouble has something hopeful that you can see in it, like the bright edge around a dark cloud.

A proverb. The doctor told Tommy to cheer up when he had measles. "Every cloud has a silver lining," he said.
Compare: IT'S AN ILL WIND THAT BLOWS NOBODY GOOD.

matter of opinion|matter|opinion

n. phr. Something that may or may not be true; something that people do not all agree on. Whether or not he was a good general is a matter of opinion.
Compare: MATTER OF FACT.

photo finish|finish|photo

n. phr. A close finish in a race of people or animals, where the camera must decide the actual result, sometimes by millimeters. The black horse was declared the winner in a photo finish.

by definition

by definition
According to prior determination, as a given. For example, This antibiotic is by definition the most effective now on the market. [1970s]

divinity

divinity
the Divinity
God

finish

finish
see from soup to nuts; in at the death.

infinite

infinite
the Infinite (Being)
God

infinity

infinity
to infinity
without limit or end

initiative

initiative
see on one's own account; take the initiative.

knight in shining armor

knight in shining armor
A rescuer or defender, as in What this political party needs is a knight in shining armor to change its tarnished image. This metaphoric expression alludes to a medieval knight. [Mid-1900s]

lining

lining
see silver lining.

matter of opinion, a

matter of opinion, a
A question on which people hold different views, as in I rather like that design, but really, it's a matter of opinion, or The quality of that new stock issue is a matter of opinion. This expression was first recorded in 1843.

miniature

miniature
1.
in miniature
on a small scale; greatly reduced
2.
in miniature
on a small scale; greatly reduced

opinion

opinion
see form an opinion; matter of opinion, a.

silver lining

silver lining
An element of hope or a redeeming quality in an otherwise bad situation, as in The rally had a disappointing turnout, but the silver lining was that those who came pledged a great deal of money. This metaphoric term is a shortening of Every cloud has a silver lining, in turn derived from John Milton's Comus (1634): “A sable cloud turns forth its silver lining on the night.”

take the initiative

take the initiative
Begin a task or plan of action, as in The boss was on vacation when they ran out of materials, so Julie took the initiative and ordered more. This term uses initiative in the sense of “the power to originate something,” a usage dating from the late 1700s.

trinity

trinity
the Trinity
Christian Theol. the union of the three divine persons (Father, Son, and Holy Spirit) in one Godhead

vicinity

vicinity
in the vicinity of
1) near; close to (a place)
2) about; approximately (the amount, etc. specified)