bring the curtain down

A form of bring down the curtain — To bring something to an end.

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Meanings

verbbring 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)

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

  1. alternativeAlternative form of bring down the curtain.

    Arsenal's scenes of celebration at the final whistle at the City Ground were in the sharpest contrast to their last visit to Nottingham Forest, when defeat brought the curtain down on a season-long Premier League title quest.

    2024 January 30, Phil McNulty, “Nottingham Forest 1-2 Arsenal: Gunners in title race after they close gap to leaders Liverpool”, in BBC Sport
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APA

bring the curtain down. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bring%20the%20curtain%20down

MLA

“bring the curtain down.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bring%20the%20curtain%20down. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bring the curtain down,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bring%20the%20curtain%20down.

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