{"id":13074,"date":"2025-09-19T09:00:56","date_gmt":"2025-09-19T07:00:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/zinaida-english.mamchenkov.net\/blog\/?p=13074"},"modified":"2025-09-14T22:18:52","modified_gmt":"2025-09-14T20:18:52","slug":"collocations-about-finishing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/zinaida-english.mamchenkov.net\/blog\/archives\/13074","title":{"rendered":"Collocations about finishing"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-start=\"1079\" data-end=\"1254\"><strong data-start=\"1079\" data-end=\"1117\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-13077\" src=\"http:\/\/zinaida-english.mamchenkov.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Finish-Line-in-the-Stadium.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1536\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/zinaida-english.mamchenkov.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Finish-Line-in-the-Stadium.png 1536w, https:\/\/zinaida-english.mamchenkov.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Finish-Line-in-the-Stadium-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/zinaida-english.mamchenkov.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Finish-Line-in-the-Stadium-1024x683.png 1024w, https:\/\/zinaida-english.mamchenkov.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Finish-Line-in-the-Stadium-768x512.png 768w, https:\/\/zinaida-english.mamchenkov.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Finish-Line-in-the-Stadium-450x300.png 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1536px) 100vw, 1536px\" \/>a close finish (\u043d\u0430\u043f\u0440\u044f\u0436\u0451\u043d\u043d\u044b\u0439 \u0444\u0438\u043d\u0438\u0448)<\/strong><br data-start=\"1117\" data-end=\"1120\" \/><em>It was a close finish, but our team won by one point. (\u042d\u0442\u043e \u0431\u044b\u043b \u043d\u0430\u043f\u0440\u044f\u0436\u0451\u043d\u043d\u044b\u0439 \u0444\u0438\u043d\u0438\u0448, \u043d\u043e \u043d\u0430\u0448\u0430 \u043a\u043e\u043c\u0430\u043d\u0434\u0430 \u0432\u044b\u0438\u0433\u0440\u0430\u043b\u0430 \u0441 \u043f\u0435\u0440\u0435\u0432\u0435\u0441\u043e\u043c \u0432 \u043e\u0434\u043d\u043e \u043e\u0447\u043a\u043e.)<\/em><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1256\" data-end=\"1383\"><strong data-start=\"1256\" data-end=\"1295\">bring to the end (\u0434\u043e\u0432\u0435\u0441\u0442\u0438 \u0434\u043e \u043a\u043e\u043d\u0446\u0430)<\/strong><br data-start=\"1295\" data-end=\"1298\" \/><em>He promised to bring the project to the end. (\u041e\u043d \u043f\u043e\u043e\u0431\u0435\u0449\u0430\u043b \u0434\u043e\u0432\u0435\u0441\u0442\u0438 \u043f\u0440\u043e\u0435\u043a\u0442 \u0434\u043e \u043a\u043e\u043d\u0446\u0430.)<\/em><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1385\" data-end=\"1544\"><strong data-start=\"1385\" data-end=\"1445\">put the finishing touches to (\u043d\u0430\u043d\u043e\u0441\u0438\u0442\u044c \u043f\u043e\u0441\u043b\u0435\u0434\u043d\u0438\u0435 \u0448\u0442\u0440\u0438\u0445\u0438)<\/strong><br data-start=\"1445\" data-end=\"1448\" \/><em>She put the finishing touches to her painting. (\u041e\u043d\u0430 \u043d\u0430\u043d\u0435\u0441\u043b\u0430 \u043f\u043e\u0441\u043b\u0435\u0434\u043d\u0438\u0435 \u0448\u0442\u0440\u0438\u0445\u0438 \u043d\u0430 \u0441\u0432\u043e\u044e \u043a\u0430\u0440\u0442\u0438\u043d\u0443.)<\/em><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1546\" data-end=\"1668\"><strong data-start=\"1546\" data-end=\"1586\">a nail-biting finish (\u043d\u0435\u0440\u0432\u043d\u044b\u0439 \u0444\u0438\u043d\u0430\u043b)<\/strong><br data-start=\"1586\" data-end=\"1589\" \/><em>The match ended with a nail-biting finish. (\u041c\u0430\u0442\u0447 \u0437\u0430\u043a\u043e\u043d\u0447\u0438\u043b\u0441\u044f \u043d\u0435\u0440\u0432\u043d\u044b\u043c \u0444\u0438\u043d\u0430\u043b\u043e\u043c.)<\/em><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1670\" data-end=\"1806\"><strong data-start=\"1670\" data-end=\"1705\">end result (\u043a\u043e\u043d\u0435\u0447\u043d\u044b\u0439 \u0440\u0435\u0437\u0443\u043b\u044c\u0442\u0430\u0442)<\/strong><br data-start=\"1705\" data-end=\"1708\" \/><em>The end result was better than we expected. (\u041a\u043e\u043d\u0435\u0447\u043d\u044b\u0439 \u0440\u0435\u0437\u0443\u043b\u044c\u0442\u0430\u0442 \u043e\u043a\u0430\u0437\u0430\u043b\u0441\u044f \u043b\u0443\u0447\u0448\u0435, \u0447\u0435\u043c \u043c\u044b \u043e\u0436\u0438\u0434\u0430\u043b\u0438.)<\/em><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1808\" data-end=\"1944\"><strong data-start=\"1808\" data-end=\"1848\">a perfect end (\u0438\u0434\u0435\u0430\u043b\u044c\u043d\u043e\u0435 \u0437\u0430\u0432\u0435\u0440\u0448\u0435\u043d\u0438\u0435)<\/strong><br data-start=\"1848\" data-end=\"1851\" \/><em>Their holiday was a perfect end to the summer. (\u0418\u0445 \u043e\u0442\u043f\u0443\u0441\u043a \u0441\u0442\u0430\u043b \u0438\u0434\u0435\u0430\u043b\u044c\u043d\u044b\u043c \u0437\u0430\u0432\u0435\u0440\u0448\u0435\u043d\u0438\u0435\u043c \u043b\u0435\u0442\u0430.)<\/em><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1946\" data-end=\"2093\"><strong data-start=\"1946\" data-end=\"1985\">come to a close (\u043f\u043e\u0434\u0445\u043e\u0434\u0438\u0442\u044c \u043a \u043a\u043e\u043d\u0446\u0443)<\/strong><br data-start=\"1985\" data-end=\"1988\" \/><em>The concert came to a close with a standing ovation. (\u041a\u043e\u043d\u0446\u0435\u0440\u0442 \u043f\u043e\u0434\u043e\u0448\u0451\u043b \u043a \u043a\u043e\u043d\u0446\u0443 \u043f\u043e\u0434 \u0431\u0443\u0440\u043d\u044b\u0435 \u0430\u043f\u043b\u043e\u0434\u0438\u0441\u043c\u0435\u043d\u0442\u044b.)<\/em><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2095\" data-end=\"2266\"><strong data-start=\"2095\" data-end=\"2130\">an abrupt end (\u0432\u043d\u0435\u0437\u0430\u043f\u043d\u044b\u0439 \u043a\u043e\u043d\u0435\u0446)<\/strong><br data-start=\"2130\" data-end=\"2133\" \/><em>The meeting came to an abrupt end when the fire alarm rang. (\u0412\u0441\u0442\u0440\u0435\u0447\u0430 \u043d\u0435\u043e\u0436\u0438\u0434\u0430\u043d\u043d\u043e \u043f\u0440\u0435\u0440\u0432\u0430\u043b\u0430\u0441\u044c, \u043a\u043e\u0433\u0434\u0430 \u0441\u0440\u0430\u0431\u043e\u0442\u0430\u043b\u0430 \u043f\u043e\u0436\u0430\u0440\u043d\u0430\u044f \u0441\u0438\u0433\u043d\u0430\u043b\u0438\u0437\u0430\u0446\u0438\u044f.)<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>a close finish (\u043d\u0430\u043f\u0440\u044f\u0436\u0451\u043d\u043d\u044b\u0439 \u0444\u0438\u043d\u0438\u0448)It was a close finish, but our team won by one point. (\u042d\u0442\u043e \u0431\u044b\u043b \u043d\u0430\u043f\u0440\u044f\u0436\u0451\u043d\u043d\u044b\u0439 \u0444\u0438\u043d\u0438\u0448, \u043d\u043e \u043d\u0430\u0448\u0430 \u043a\u043e\u043c\u0430\u043d\u0434\u0430 \u0432\u044b\u0438\u0433\u0440\u0430\u043b\u0430 \u0441 \u043f\u0435\u0440\u0435\u0432\u0435\u0441\u043e\u043c \u0432 \u043e\u0434\u043d\u043e \u043e\u0447\u043a\u043e.) bring to the end (\u0434\u043e\u0432\u0435\u0441\u0442\u0438 \u0434\u043e \u043a\u043e\u043d\u0446\u0430)He promised to bring the &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/zinaida-english.mamchenkov.net\/blog\/archives\/13074\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1263],"tags":[1307,1306],"class_list":["post-13074","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-collocations","tag-end","tag-finish"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/zinaida-english.mamchenkov.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13074","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/zinaida-english.mamchenkov.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/zinaida-english.mamchenkov.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/zinaida-english.mamchenkov.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/zinaida-english.mamchenkov.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=13074"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/zinaida-english.mamchenkov.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13074\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":13078,"href":"https:\/\/zinaida-english.mamchenkov.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13074\/revisions\/13078"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/zinaida-english.mamchenkov.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13074"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/zinaida-english.mamchenkov.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=13074"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/zinaida-english.mamchenkov.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=13074"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}