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brought down the curtain

brought down the curtain is the simple past and past participle 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 brought down the curtain

What is brought down the curtain the simple past and past participle of?
Brought down the curtain is the simple past and past participle of bring down the curtain.

Words near brought down the curtain in the dictionary

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

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