"bring down the curtain" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

Forms: brings down the curtain [present, singular, third-person], bringing down the curtain [participle, present], brought down the curtain [participle, past], brought down the curtain [past], bring the curtain down [alternative]
Head templates: {{en-verb|bring<,,brought> down the curtain}} 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. Tags: idiomatic, with-on Synonyms: pull down the curtain Related terms: final curtain
    Sense id: en-bring_down_the_curtain-en-verb-Fa7lUtw9 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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