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bringing down the curtain

bringing down the curtain is the present participle and gerund 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

Questions about bringing down the curtain

What is bringing down the curtain the present participle and gerund of?
Bringing down the curtain is the present participle and gerund of bring down the curtain.

Words near bringing down the curtain in the dictionary

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

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