🗓️ Idiom: Wrap (something) Up (v)
💬 Meaning
- Finish or complete something
- Bring a task, activity, or discussion to a close
🧠 Example Sentences
- Let’s wrap this meeting up so we can head to lunch.
- We should wrap this task up by 5 p.m. to stay on schedule.
- The manager asked them to wrap everything up and submit the report.
🏛️ Origin
The idiom wrap things up comes from wrapping a package or an object to prepare it for completion or delivery. Finishing something like a presentation is, “wrapping up”.
📝 Practice Exercises
1. Fill in the blank:
It’s getting late, time to ________ the meeting ______.
Answer
wrap the meeting up
2. Choose the correct meaning of “wrap things up”:
A) Begin a conversation
B) Conclude an activity
C) Take a break
Answer
B) Conclude an activity
3. Rewrite the sentence using “wrap _____ up:
“Let’s finish our discussion soon.”
Answer
Let’s wrap our discussion up soon.
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Rob is a CELTA qualified English teacher with 15 years of international experience. He has a BSc and PGDip from Loughborough and St Andrews universities in the UK. He has taught in Thailand and Saudi Arabia and now works with professionals worldwide.
