bring down the curtain

present singular third person brings down the curtain · participle present bringing down the curtain · participle past brought down the curtain · past brought down the curtain · alternative bring the curtain down

1. idiomaticwith onatTo 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

   Synonyms: pull down the curtain