# finish with

idiom

Source: https://englishreference.com/idiom/finish-with
Updated: 2026-08-10

## Meaning

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

## Examples

- I am finished with that boring book.
- After he lied to me again, I decided that I was finished with our friendship.
- 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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