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polish something off to eat, consume, exhaust, or complete all of something. Who polished the cake off? Who polished off the cake? polish something up to rub something until it shines. Polish the silver up and make it look nice and shiny. If you will polish up the silver, I will put it away. See also: up spit and polish orderliness; ceremonial precision and orderliness. I like spit and polish. It comes from being in the military. There is no such thing as too much spit and polish. spit and polish cleaning and rubbing All it needed was a bit of spit and polish and we got it looking as good as new. polish off something also polish something off to finish something quickly and easily He polished off two burgers and a mountain of French fries. He was nearly finished with the report, and said he could polish it off in another hour or two. Usage notes: most often used about eating something: He polished off entire pizzas. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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