Invloed en Betrokkenheid - Ending

Verken Engelse uitdrukkingen die verband houden met eindes, waaronder "verwelken aan de wijnstok" en "zwanenzang".

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swan song [zelfstandig naamwoord]

zwanenzang

Ex: After a long and successful acting career , the movie was seen as the actor 's swan song , showcasing his talent one last time .

Na een lange en succesvolle acteercarrière werd de film gezien als de zwanenzang van de acteur, die zijn talent een laatste keer liet zien.

to [be] all up [Zinsdeel]

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

Ex: As the sun set , our vacation was all up , and we began packing to leave the next morning .

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

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

Ex: The economic crisis brought many promising businesses to naught , leaving entrepreneurs in distress .

to [come] to naught [Zinsdeel]

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

Ex: After years of preparation , the athlete 's dreams of winning the championship came to naught when he was injured .

to [call] it a day [Zinsdeel]

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: The hikers had covered a significant distance on the trail but called it a day when they realized they would n't reach the summit before nightfall .

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

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 [Zin]

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

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

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

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to [pull] the plug [Zinsdeel]

to prevent the occurrence or continuation of an activity

Ex: The team will discuss the possibility of pulling the plug on the outdated software during their next meeting .

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

to make something end, particularly by ruining what was planned

Ex: The new security measures are intended to put paid to any unauthorized access to the sensitive data .

to [put] the brakes on [Zinsdeel]

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 [Zinsdeel]

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

Ex: I 've been dieting for months , but now I need to give it a rest and enjoy some indulgent meals .

to [kiss] {sth} goodbye [Zinsdeel]

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

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

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

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

to prepare oneself for death, dismissal, etc.

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

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

Ex: I think it 's time for me to close the books on this situation because I 'm clearly never getting my money back .

a thing of the past [Zinsdeel]

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

Ex: The days of handwritten letters and paper correspondence are now a thing of the past with email and instant messaging .

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

to remove or destroy someone or something completely

Ex: The catastrophic explosion was so powerful that it could potentially wipe the entire neighborhood off the map .

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

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

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to [wither] on the vine [Zinsdeel]

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

Ex: The ambitious plans for the new product launch began to wither on the vine when the marketing team did n't follow through .

Invloed en Betrokkenheid
Een effect hebben	De reden waarom	Resultaten & Gevolgen	Persuasion
Omkering van een situatie	Change	Involvement	Niet-betrokkenheid
Ending	Belangrijkheid & Onbelangrijkheid	Priority	Hoofdelementen