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bring down the curtain

bring down the curtain verb: to bring something to an end.

Verb

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.
    • 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 0103.2020 June 17, David Clough, “Then and now: trains through Crewe”, in Rail, page 63

Synonyms of bring down the curtain

Forms of bring down the curtain

third-person singular presentbrings down the curtain
present participlebringing down the curtain
past participlebrought down the curtain
pastbrought down the curtain
alternative formbring the curtain down

Questions about bring down the curtain

What does bring down the curtain mean?
Bring down the curtain means to bring something to an end.
What part of speech is bring down the curtain?
Bring down the curtain is a verb.
What is the past tense of bring down the curtain?
The past tense of bring down the curtain is brought down the curtain.

Words near bring down the curtain in the dictionary

  1. bring coals to Newcastle
  2. bring down
  3. bring down a notch
  4. bring down a peg
  5. bring down on
  6. bring down the curtain
  7. bring down the hammer
  8. bring down the house
  9. bring down to size
  10. bring forth
  11. bring forward

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