the curtain is up

  • 31To drop the curtain — Curtain Cur tain (k[^u]r t[i^]n; 48), n. [OE.cortin, curtin,fr. OF. cortine, curtine, F. courtine, LL. cortina, curtian (in senses 1 and 2), also, small court, small inclosure surrounded by walls, from cortis court. See {Court}.] [1913 Webster] 1 …

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  • 32bring down the curtain on something — bring down the curtain on something/bring the curtain down on something/mainly journalism phrase to end something They bring down the curtain on their African tour in Cape Town today. Thesaurus: to bring an end to somethingsynonym to kill a… …

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  • 33bring the curtain down on something — bring down the curtain on something/bring the curtain down on something/mainly journalism phrase to end something They bring down the curtain on their African tour in Cape Town today. Thesaurus: to bring an end to somethingsynonym to kill a… …

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  • 34ring down the curtain — phrasal 1. a. : to give the signal for lowering the curtain in a theater or auditorium b. : to lower the curtain in a theater or auditorium 2. : to conclude a performance or action this sorry episode rang down the curtain on what was planned to… …

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  • 35ring up the curtain — phrasal 1. a. : to give the signal for raising the curtain in a theater or auditorium b. : to raise the curtain in a theater or auditorium 2. : to begin a performance or action * * * ring up the curtain 1. To give the signal for raising the… …

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  • 36Ring Up the Curtain — Infobox Film name = Ring Up the Curtain image size = caption = director = Alfred J. Goulding producer = Hal Roach writer = narrator = starring = Harold Lloyd music = cinematography = editing = distributor = released = 27 April, 1919 runtime = 12… …

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  • 37Behind the Curtain — infobox Book | name = Behind The Curtain title orig = translator = image caption = author = Peter Abrahams cover artist = country = United States language = English series = Echo Falls Mystery Series genre = Young adult, Mystery novel publisher …

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  • 38ring down (or up) the curtain — 1》 lower (or raise) a theatre curtain. 2》 mark the end (or beginning) of something. → ring …

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  • 39bring the curtain down — If you bring the curtain down on something, you bring it to a end …

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  • 40ring down the curtain — ► ring down (or up) the curtain 1) lower (or raise) a theatre curtain. 2) mark the end (or beginning) of something. Main Entry: ↑ring …

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