touches on it. Two expressions used to talk about ending something are come to an end or draw to a close. You can
also say “the beginning of the end” to describe something that will probably end soon – “The explosion
at the factory was the beginning of the end for our company.” In other words, the explosion began a
process of the company failing and eventually shutting down.
When something ends quickly, then it comes to an abrupt/sudden end. On the other hand, when an
activity appears that it will continue forever, then we say there’s no end in sight.
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Lesson 38 – Quiz 1. As the concert drew / took / went to a close, the lead singer thanked the fans for their support.
2. I like moving to a new city because you can make a fresh / pure / nice start.
3. It rained continuously for the first three days we were in Miami - a bit of a deadly /
