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bring something to a successful conclusion
to complete something successfully. They brought the battle to a successful conclusion. The case was brought to a successful conclusion by the prosecutor. See also: bring come to a conclusion 1. to reach a decision. We talked for a long time but never came to any conclusion. Can we come to a conclusion today, or do we have to meet again? 2. [for a process] to reach the end and be finished. At last, the yearlong ordeal of buying a house came to a conclusion. I was afraid that the opera would never come to a conclusion. See also: come foregone conclusion Cliché a conclusion already reached; an inevitable result. That the company was moving to California was a foregone conclusion. That the mayor will win reelection is a foregone conclusion. See also: foregone jump to conclusions and leap to conclusions Fig. to judge or decide something without having all the facts; to reach unwarranted conclusions. (See also rush to conclusions.) Now don't jump to conclusions. Wait until you hear what I have to say. Please find out all the facts so you won't leap to conclusions. See also: jump reach a conclusion to complete discussion and decide an issue. It took three days of talks to reach a conclusion. When we reach a conclusion, we will notify you of the results. See also: reach rush to conclusions to try to reach a conclusion too fast, probably with insufficient evidence; to jump to conclusions. I hope that you don't rush to any conclusions. I can explain this. I'm afraid you are rushing to conclusions when you speak of canceling the performance. See also: rush a foregone conclusion a result that is obvious to everyone even before it happens (not used with the ) It seems like this year's election results are a foregone conclusion. (often + that ) It's certainly not a foregone conclusion that we'll win. See also: foregone jump to conclusions to guess the facts about a situation without having enough information I might be jumping to conclusions but I've seen them together twice in town. See also: jump in conclusion (slightly formal) finally He said in conclusion that cooperation between investigators had helped catch the suspects. Usage notes: used by a speaker or writer to begin a final statement jump to conclusions to judge a situation without enough information about it The investigation isn't finished, so let's not jump to conclusions about what caused the plane to crash. See also: jump Want to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit the webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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