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crossing the finish line 

Babydoll, I'll have you crossing the finish line every time.

Tripped at the finish line 

(Tripping at the finish line. Trip at the finish line)

An idiom describing a situation where one does great at a subject, until near the end.

Note : To stay true to the meaning, the mistake has to have a great detrimental effect their overall performance.
Jake : Wow, Samantha is an amazing student! She has perfect attendance, she always seems to have the right answers, she turns in her homework everyday, and she aces all of the quizzes.

Tammy : Yeah, but didn't you hear? She completely failed the finals. She totally tripped at the finish line!

Bitching at the finish line 

When someone bitches about a task all the way to the end.

make it to the finish line 

Make it to last call at the bar, stay to the end of a party or any time you stay till the end of a long event or complete an activity.
Dude #1 :"Dude, what time did you leave that place last night?"

Dude #2: "Dude! That band was awesome, we made it all the way to last call".

Dude #1: "That band sucked! The only reason you wanted to make it to the finish line is because you're a homeophobe.

The Finish Line 

The Finish Line - is a metaphor for success in the completion or accomplishment of a good deed, goal, or task. It is based on the concept that life is a journey, but your journey is a personal race, struggle, and the good fight to cross the finish line and receive your reward, medal, degree, decree, policy, process, procedure, or crown. Used In the writings of The RhymistGift and The Consummate Transitioner, based on the Bible scripture 2nd Timothy 4:7 (KJV).
My son crossed the finish line, he graduated from high school. She crossed the finish line in receiving her Master’s Degree. It was an arduous struggle, but Congress got the bill on climate change across the finish line. The only way to cross the finish line (have success) is to keep running your race and do not ever stop or give up!

the finish line

The kief left over after finishing a bag of weed
Oh damn bb the bag is empty. Time to cross the finish line
the finish line by platrelefs December 26, 2025