🗓️ Idiom: Draw to a Close (v)
💬 Meaning
- Come to an end gradually
- Used when an event, meeting, or period of time is nearing its conclusion
🧠 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.”
🏛️ 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.
📝 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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