Finish off
Finish off verb - Finish a task completely.
Help
Help verb - To provide (someone) with what is useful or necessary to achieve an end.
Finish off is an antonym for help.
Both terms in one sentence
- Big Damn Heroes: Nighty returns to Earth just in the nick of time to help the others finish off the Nephilim.
Source: Roleplay / Original Character RP - Big Damn Heroes/Villainous Rescue: Right when Bujin Gaim is about to finish off Gaim and Baron, Zangetsu appears from out of nowhere and drives him back before ordering the two Beat Riders to go and help Wizard while Zangetsu himself takes on Bujin Gaim.
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Third Party Stops Attack: Mace Windu is about to finish off Chancellor Palpatine/Darth Sidious when Anakin Skywalker, who wants Palpatine to stay alive to help him save Padme, attacks Mace and cuts off his hand.
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