1.b> (up) (); ; uncut gemstones are rather dull-looking and they have to be cut and polished to make them shine / , ; he polished his glasses with a handkerchief / ; to polish the furniture ; polish shoes regularly to protect the leather / ;
2.b> (up) (), , ; your essay is good, you just need to polish it a bit , ; the company needs to polish up its image ; the hotel has polished up its act since last year i> / ; you should polish up your Spanish before you go to Chile ;
to polish offb> 1) .i> () / , (, .i>); he polished off the whole pie ; no matter what he is offered to eat he polishes it off in an instant / , / ; I polished off three essays in one week / ; he polished off his scotch and slammed the glass down ;
2) .i> .i> .i> (), ; he was accused of polishing off his former partner ; he was polished off with a shotgun blast to the face .
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