Communication

end on a good note

finish positively

If something ends on a good note, it finishes in a positive or satisfying way.

B1 common speech & writing

expression

Hear it in real life

How was your last day at the company?

It ended on a good note with a farewell lunch.

Play the conversation

We disagreed at first, but the meeting ended on a good note.

The mistake everyone makes

Not: The meeting ended in a good note.

Say: The meeting ended on a good note.

This expression uses “on,” not “in,” before “a good note.”

Build it

How it fits in a sentence.

end on a good note; ended on a good note

Your turn: say it out loud

We disagreed at first, but the meeting ended on a good note.

Say it out loud two or three times, until it feels like yours.

end on a good note

finish positively

“We disagreed at first, but the meeting ended on a good note.”

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