letzter Schliff

== German == === Etymology === letzt (“last; final”) +‎ Schliff (“polish; finish”) === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˌlɛt͡stɐ ˈʃlɪf/ === Noun === letzter Schliff m (idiomatic) final touch, finishing touch, polish (the final minor improvements or adjustments that make something perfect or complete) ==== Usage notes ==== Often used with the verbs geben or verleihen. ==== Synonyms ==== Feinschliff (“fine-tuning; final polish”) Vollendung (“completion”) ==== Related terms ==== abschleifen (“to sand down; to polish”) hochglanzpoliert (“high-gloss polished”) ==== Further reading ==== “letzter Schliff”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎[1] (in German) “letzter Schliff” in Duden online (see under meaning 1b)