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41ring up 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 …
42behind the curtain — Away from public view • • • Main Entry: ↑curtain …
43draw the curtain — To draw it aside, so as to show what is behind, or to draw it in front of anything so as to hide it • • • Main Entry: ↑curtain …
44Beyond the Curtain — is a 1960 British drama film written and directed by Compton Bennett and starring Richard Greene and Eva Bartok. ynopsisAn East German refugee finds herself trapped back in her old home city of Dresden when a flight she is on, is forced down… …
45draw the curtain — pull down the curtain, draw the screen …
46drop the curtain — lower the curtain at the end of a performance (of a play, musical, etc.); terminate something, bring to an end …
47close the curtain — index camouflage Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
48draw the curtain on or over — idi draw the curtain on or over a) to bring to a close b) to keep secret …
49ring down the curtain — idi a) to bring a performance or action to a close b) to lower or close the curtain in front of a stage …
50ring up the curtain — idi a) to start a performance or action b) to raise or open the curtain in front of a stage …