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• polish something off — (informal) 1 he polished off an apple pie: EAT, finish, consume, devour, guzzle, wolf down, down, bolt; drink up, drain …   Useful english dictionary

• polish off — informal 1) he polished off an apple pie Syn: eat, finish, consume, devour, guzzle, wolf down, down, bolt; drink up, drain, quaff, gulp (down), binge on, gorge on; informal stuff oneself with, put away, scoff, shovel …   Thesaurus of popular words

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• apple-polish — verb Etymology: from the traditional practice of schoolchildren bringing a shiny apple as a gift to their teacher Date: 1935 intransitive verb to attempt to ingratiate oneself ; toady transitive verb to curry favor with (as by …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• apple-polish — ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ intransitive verb : to attempt to ingratiate oneself : toady this called for some extra apple polishing by employees M.S.Davis transitive verb : to curry favor with (as by flattery or services) he hopes to pass the course by… …   Useful english dictionary

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