英语词汇finishing touch的起源、历史背景-英语词源词典

词汇	finishing touch
词源	finishing touch. Since the early 18th century the term finish- ing touch has meant the final details of anything, the last stroke that truly makes something complete. It was first used regard- ing painting and then referred to writing.
随便看	on the nose on the pad on the pig-s back on the qui vive on the rocks on the ropes on the same sheet of music with on the shady side of 40 on the side of the angels on the spot on the spree on the square on the tip of my tongue on the town on the wagon on the warpath on the whole i’d rather be in philadelphia on the wrong side of the door when brains were handed out on tick on velvet on your own hook oo oof oomph op-ed page

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