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the curtain falls

Phrase CEFR C1

Definitions

The end of something has come.

idiomatic

Equivalents

Nederlandshet doek valt

Examples

“But she's not gone yet and I've made arrangements for one more pig-sticking party up country before the Monkeys come⟳ in and the curtain falls for good.”
“Probably its leader Paul Berenger is keen to bequeath it as his final legacy before the curtain falls for him.”

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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See also

the curtains match the drapes the customer is always right the damage is done the darker the berry, the sweeter the juice the darkest hour is just before the dawn the darkest place is under the candlestick

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