big finish
Show-stopping conclusion
A big finish is a dramatic, impressive conclusion to a performance or event—the climactic moment designed to leave audiences thrilled.
Singers belt their highest notes, magicians save their most spectacular trick, comedians deliver their best punchline: She brought the house down with a big finish.
The phrase extends beyond entertainment to any endeavor that ends with flourish rather than fading out.
- finaleConcluding part of performance
- final actConcluding portion of drama
- climaxPoint of greatest intensity
- crescendoGradual increase in loudness
- closing numberPerformance's final act
encore · showstopper · bring the house down · grand · spectacular · curtain · applause · dramatic · explosive · thunderous · mic drop · epic · triumphant · last hurrah · standing ovation · fireworks · fanfare · closing
- finalesfinale, grand finale, final curtain, curtain call, final bow
- anthem elementssing-alongs, stadium chants, hook, refrain, chant
- Peak Performancepeak performance, personal best, maximum effort, best effort, excelling
big finishwhimper
Quiet, plaintive cry
fizzle · anticlimax · petering out · letdown · anticlimactic ending
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