(the) curtain falls on something
- (the) curtain falls on something
- 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 notes: also used in the phrase the final curtain falls:
His admirers want to honor the singer before the final curtain falls on his career.
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(the) curtain falls on something — the curtain falls on something literary phrase if the curtain falls on something, it ends The curtain finally fell on his dominance of the sport. Thesaurus: to come to an endsynonym Main entry: curtain … Useful english 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
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