bring to a close

English

Verb

bring to a close (third-person singular simple present brings to a close, present participle bringing to a close, simple past and past participle brought to a close)

1. Synonym of bring to an end.
   • 1954 April, Cecil J. Allen, “British Locomotive Practice and Performance”, in Railway Magazine, page 260:

     The correspondence in these columns about locomotive slipping, which has been proceeding for some months past, is tending to get out of control, and it is necessary, despite the interest of the subject, to bring it to a close.