bring the curtain down (on something)
- bring the curtain down (on something)
ring the curtain down† (on something) & bring the curtain down† (on something)
1. Fig. to lower a theater curtain, usually at the end of an act or a play. (More literal than W.) •
After one hundred performances, it's time to ring the curtain down on our show for the last time.
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As we bring down the curtain on another successful performance, let's be thankful nothing serious went wrong.
2. Fig. to bring something to an end; to declare something to be at an end. •
It's time to ring the curtain down on our relationship. We have nothing in common anymore.
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We've tried our best to make this company a success, but it's time to ring down the curtain.
Dictionary of American idioms.
2013.
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