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bring the curtain down

bring the curtain down is the alternative form of bring down the curtain.

Meaning of bring down the curtain

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

Forms of bring the curtain down

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

Questions about bring the curtain down

What is bring the curtain down the alternative form of?
Bring the curtain down is the alternative form of bring down the curtain.

Words near bring the curtain down in the dictionary

  1. Bring radicals
  2. bring round
  3. bring sand to the beach
  4. bring someone to their knees
  5. bring suit
  6. bring the curtain down
  7. bring the house down
  8. bring the lumber
  9. bring the wood
  10. bring through
  11. bring to

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