Draw to a Close

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🗓️ Idiom: Draw to a Close (v)

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💬 Meaning

• Come to an end gradually
• Used when an event, meeting, or period of time is nearing its conclusion

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🧠 Example Sentences

• “As the meeting drew to a close, the team reviewed next steps.”
• “The event is drawing to a close, so please take your seats for the final announcement.”
• “As the year draws to a close, we begin planning for the next.”

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🏛️ Origin

The idiom “draw to a close” comes from an older meaning of “draw,” which is to pull or extend something gradually. Think of something being slowly pulled towards its end.

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📝 Practice Exercises

1. Fill in the blank:

Let’s summarize the key points as the session __________.

Answer

draws to a close

2. Choose the correct meaning of “draw to a close”:

A) To delay something
B) To begin a new activity
C) To come to an end

Answer

C) To come to an end

3. Rewrite the sentence using “Draw to a close”.:

“The project is almost finished.”

Answer

The project is drawing to a close.

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