taper off - to come to an end little by little, to become smaller toward the end The rain began to taper off early in the afternoon. tar and feather (someone) - to punish someone severely The teacher said that she would tar and feather anyone who did not do their homework. tarred with the same brush - to have the same good or bad points (usually used for bad points) as someone else The boy was tarred with the same brush because his friends were some of the worst students in the school. a taste of (something) - an experience of something, an example of something.
