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Idiom idiom

finish with


To put aside, break all relations with, or reject finally.

Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.


SIMPLE

“I am finished with that boring book.”

CONTEXTUAL

“After he lied to me again, I decided that I was finished with our friendship.”

COMPLEX

“The committee declared they were finished with the proposal, having found the underlying assumptions entirely incompatible with their long-term strategic goals.”


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    People who are decent, friendly, and agreeable tend to be unsuccessful because they are outmaneuvered or overwhelmed by others who are not so decent, friendly, or agreeable.

Last updated August 10, 2026