Polish off

verb

Definitions

1.verbTo finish completely, especially a food (polish the plate with one's tongue) or liquor.

"They polished off the last of the cake."

2.verbTo remove by polishing (rubbing with a fine abrasive).

"White rice is rice that has had the brownish hull polished off leaving just the white inner part of the grain."

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