put a finish on
Example Sentences
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"The ripples are beautiful when you flatten them out and put a finish on them," he says.
From Time Magazine Archive
The tough-nerved yeoman, in his comment, put a finish on the business, and brought out the hideous idea in its full terror, as if he were removing the napkin from the face of a corpse.
From The Blithedale Romance by Hawthorne, Nathaniel
Jing!" he exclaimed, "it's the durndest thing to put a finish on a piece of po'try!
From Sundown Slim by Fischer, Anton Otto
