polishes off
Eats every bite
To polish off is to finish something quickly and completely, especially food or drink: He polished off the entire pizza by himself.
The phrase extends to tasks or opponents: She polished off her homework in an hour, The team polished off their rivals in straight sets.
The image is of completing something with a final flourish.
- finishesBrings to an end
- drainsPipes removing wastewater
- eatsConsumes as food
- consumesTakes in completely
- devoursEats ravenously
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