polished off
Ate every bit
Polished off means to finish something completely, usually quickly or with ease.
Food and drink are the most common objects: We polished off the rest of the pizza.
The phrase extends to tasks and opponents: She polished off her homework in an hour, The team polished off their rivals in straight sets.
Ate hungrily and completely
demolished · put away · snarfed · inhaled · dispatched · emptied · drained · guzzled
Rhythmic pulse or strike
- eliminatedRemoved from consideration
- dispatchedSent to a destination
- knocked outRendered unconscious by impact
- finished offCompleted the last part
took down · crushed · trounced · annihilated · demolished · destroyed · wiped out · routed
Brought to an end
- doneNo longer in progress
- wrapped upFinished or warmly covered
- concludedBrought to completion
- completedFully finished
finalized · knocked out · dispatched · got through · rounded off · tied up · settled · closed out
Killed with intent
- assassinatedMurdered for political reasons
- executedCarried out or killed
- eliminatedRemoved from consideration
- finished offCompleted the last part
rubbed out · bumped off · offed · whacked · dispatched · did away with · took out · liquidated
devoured
Ate hungrily and completely
ate up · demolished · put away · snarfed · inhaled · dispatched · emptied · drained · guzzled · chugged
beat
Rhythmic pulse or strike
- eliminatedRemoved from consideration
- dispatchedSent to a destination
- knocked outRendered unconscious by impact
finished off · took down · crushed · trounced · annihilated · demolished · destroyed · wiped out · routed · vanquished
finished
Brought to an end
- doneNo longer in progress
- wrapped upFinished or warmly covered
- concludedBrought to completion
completed · finalized · knocked out · dispatched · got through · rounded off · tied up · settled · closed out · put to bed
murdered
Killed with intent
- assassinatedMurdered for political reasons
- executedCarried out or killed
- eliminatedRemoved from consideration
finished off · rubbed out · bumped off · offed · whacked · dispatched · did away with · took out · liquidated · silenced
- finishingcompleting, finalizing, finishing, done, concluded
- finisheddone, completed, finished, complete, ended
polished offsaved
Kept from loss
preserved · hoarded · replenished · left over · stockpiled
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