[Ads-l] tie a/the bow (on something) - complete (something)

[Barretts Mail]

1. https://forum.wordreference.com/threads/tie-the-bow-on-something.2280865/
Allegro molto
31 Oct 2011

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Qaddafi’s demise after a U.S.-backed air campaign ties the bow on that campaign issue. 
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2. https://candeefick.com/2017/12/wrap-up-the-year-and-tie-a-bow-on-it/
Candee Fick 
18 Dec 2017

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Wrap Up the Year and Tie a Bow On It
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3. https://twitter.com/TerraSpencer/status/1436303663073538050
Terra Spencer
10 Sep 2021

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I can't believe this is the last waltz for the #ClassOf1971 😲 It has been such a great ride all summer, and I couldn't be happier to tie a bow on it right here in Windsor tonight @MermaidImperial
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4. https://www.allearsenglish.com/aee-1737-should-you-properly-end-your-business-english-emails/
Lindsay McMahon
24 Feb 2022

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There will also be a time that you don’t want to be rude so you make sure you tie a bow on a discussion. 
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I don’t see this idiom defined in the OED, Wiktionary, Merriam-Webster (https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tie%20a%20bow), WordReference, or Longman’s. 

“tie (something) up in a bow" is on the Free Dictionary (https://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/tied+up+in+a+bow).

“put a bow on something” is in the Cambridge Dictionary (https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/put-a-bow-on).

Benjamin Barrett (he/his/him)
Formerly of Seattle, WA
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