"bring the curtain down" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: brings the curtain down [present, singular, third-person], bringing the curtain down [participle, present], brought the curtain down [participle, past], brought the curtain down [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|bring<,,brought> the curtain down}} bring the curtain down (third-person singular simple present brings the curtain down, present participle bringing the curtain down, simple past and past participle brought the curtain down)
  1. Alternative form of bring down the curtain Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: bring down the curtain
    Sense id: en-bring_the_curtain_down-en-verb-TvZYIhKg Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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