Wind Down

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🗓️ Idiom: Wind Down (v)

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💬 Meaning

• Gradually relax or reduce activity after something is finished
• To bring something to a gentle or gradual close

🧠 Example Sentences

• After the conference, we took a few days to wind down.
• The meeting began to wind down after all key topics were covered.
• Let’s wind down with a casual team lunch.

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🏛️ Origin

The idiom “wind down” comes from the operation of a device like a clock or a toy that runs by a spring. When the spring is “wound up,” the device runs, and as it “winds down,” it gradually slows and stops.

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📝 Practice Exercises

1. Fill in the blank:

After such a busy week, it’s important to take some time to __________.

Answer

wind down

2. Choose the correct meaning of “wind down”:

A) Start something new
B) Relax or reduce activity
C) Rush to meet a deadline

Answer

B) Relax or reduce activity

3. Rewrite the sentence using “wind down”:

“Let’s relax a bit after the presentation.”

Answer

Let’s wind down after the presentation.

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