词汇 | to-the-dregs |
释义 | to the dregs collocation If you drink something to the dregs, you drink all of it: He drained his glass to the dregs and asked for another. She had drunk her evening cocoa to its dregs. often disapproving until only very few parts of something are left, often the worst parts: By this time the company was down to the dregs of its cash reserves. Now the team has been reduced to the dregs. See dregs She had drunk her coffee down to the dregs. Throwing back his head, he drained the bottle to the dregs. The cup would be drunk to the dregs, whirled three times in the left hand and upended, leaving a random pattern of tea leaves at the base. We would not go home until every bottle had been emptied to the dregs. Finished & over all done all over bar be (all) over bar the shoutingidiom be done and dustedidiom close down dust endpoint finished finito in the canidiom out over over and done withphrase see the last of something/someoneidiom sunset through to the lastidiom wrap You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Things remaining |
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