bring down the curtain

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bring down the curtain (third-person singular simple present brings down the curtain, present participle bringing down the curtain, simple past and past participle brought down the curtain)

  1. (idiomatic with on, at) To bring something to an end.
    Synonym: pull down the curtain
    • 2020 June 17, David Clough, “Then and now: trains through Crewe”, in Rail, page 63:
      At the other end of the day, Crewe Carriage Sidings is the destination of rolling stock from all routes, which bring terminating workings into the station before going to the depot for servicing. The 2155 ex-Cardiff brings down the curtain at 0103.
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