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brings down the curtain

brings down the curtain is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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

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Brings down the curtain is the third-person singular simple present indicative of bring down the curtain.

Words near brings down the curtain in the dictionary

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

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