- (the) curtain comes down on
- the curtain comes down on (something)
if the curtain comes down on something, especially a period of time, it ends.
Last night, the curtain came down on 14 years of Tory rule.
New idioms dictionary. 2014.
(the) curtain comes down on
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(the) curtain comes down on something — the curtain comes down on (something) if the curtain comes down on something, especially a period of time, it ends. Last night, the curtain came down on 14 years of Tory rule … New idioms dictionary
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(the) curtain falls on — the curtain falls (on (something)) the end comes to something, esp. a job or activity. Brown managed to get a lot done before the curtain fell on his political career. This year rings down the curtain on more than 50 years of broadcasts. Usage… … New idioms dictionary
(the) curtain falls — the curtain falls (on (something)) the end comes to something, esp. a job or activity. Brown managed to get a lot done before the curtain fell on his political career. This year rings down the curtain on more than 50 years of broadcasts. Usage… … New idioms dictionary
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