bring to a close

present singular third person brings to a close · participle present bringing to a close · participle past brought to a close · past brought to a close

1. Synonym of bring to an end.

   The correspondence in these columns about locomotive slipping, which has been proceeding for some months past, is tending to get out of control, and it is necessary, despite the interest of the subject, to bring it to a close.

   1954 April, Cecil J. Allen, “British Locomotive Practice and Performance”, in Railway Magazine, page 260

   Synonyms: bring to an end