Influence et Implication - Ending

Explorez les idiomes anglais liés aux fins, y compris "se flétrir sur la vigne" et "chant du cygne".

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swan song [nom]

the last important thing that a person does before their retirement or death

chant du cygne

Ex: The legendary musician 's farewell concert was considered his swan song , a perfect culmination of his career .

Le concert d'adieu du musicien légendaire était considéré comme son chant du cygne, un aboutissement parfait de sa carrière.

to [be] all up [Phrase]

(of any finite resource) to be completely or nearly finished

Ex: The party was all up by the time I arrived , and most people had already gone home .

to [bring] {sth} to naught [Phrase]

to cause something to fail in achieving any success or fulfilling any expectation

Ex: Despite his ambitious plans, unexpected setbacks brought his dreams of entrepreneurship to naught.

to [come] to naught [Phrase]

to completely fail to achieve any success or fulfill one's expectation

Ex: Despite their hard work , the project came to naught due to unforeseen challenges .

to [call] it a day [Phrase]

to stop working or participating in an activity, usually at the end of the day or when one feels that they have done enough

Ex: After hours of painting the house , they decided to call it a day and finish the job tomorrow .

to [draw] a line under {sth} [Phrase]

to decide to put an end to something by dealing with it

Ex: After the heated argument , the family decided to draw a line under the disagreement and focus on reconciling .

{sb} has left the building [phrase]

used to say that a person has definitely left an activity or place and will not change their mind about it

Ex: After the intense argument, John announced that he had left the building and would no longer engage in the dispute.

to [lay|put] {sth} to rest [Phrase]

to prove to someone that what they believe in or think about is not true

Ex: After a thorough investigation, the police were able to put the rumors of foul play to rest and confirm it was an accident.

to [pull] the plug [Phrase]

to prevent the occurrence or continuation of an activity

Ex: When the funding ran out , the organization had no choice but to pull the plug on their research project .

to [put] paid to {sth} [Phrase]

to make something end, particularly by ruining what was planned

Ex: The unexpected rainstorm put paid to our beach vacation plans .

to [put] the brakes on [Phrase]

to prevent something from happening or making more progress

Ex: Faced with rising costs , the company had to put the brakes on their ambitious expansion plans .

to [give] {sth} a rest [Phrase]

to put a sudden stop to something one was doing for some time

Ex: I have been giving team fishing a rest this season.

to [kiss] {sth} goodbye [Phrase]

to accept the fact that one has lost something and might never be able to get it back

Ex: When she missed her flight , she had to kiss her vacation plans goodbye .

to [give] up {sth} as a bad job [Phrase]

to decide that it is impossible to help something succeed because there seems to be no hope

renoncer en désespoir de cause

Ex: After months of flooding, the construction workers had to give up rebuilding the damaged bridge as a bad job.

to [kiss] {one's} [ass] goodbye [Phrase]

to prepare oneself for death, dismissal, etc.

Ex: I knew I 'd kissed my ass goodbye after I talked back to the sergeant during training .

to [close] the [book] on {sth} [Phrase]

to put an end to something, particularly something bad, that has been going on for some time

Ex: Detectives had closed the book on the Hornsey Murders case three years previously .

a thing of the past [Phrase]

something that does not exist or happen anymore due to being replaced by something more modern or desirable

Ex: With the advent of digital cameras , film photography has become a thing of the past for most people .

to [wipe] {sb/sth} off the (map|face of the earth) [Phrase]

to remove or destroy someone or something completely

Ex: The natural disaster had the power to wipe entire towns off the map , leaving behind only debris .

to [go] out the (of|) window [Phrase]

(of a quality, idea, or principle) to not longer exist or be forgotten

Ex: When the unexpected financial crisis hit , the company 's expansion plans went out the window .

to [wither] on the vine [Phrase]

(of a plan or course of action) to fail to succeed or produce the expected results

Ex: The once-promising startup began to wither on the vine when it failed to secure additional funding .

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