draw the blinds/curtain/shades on

idiom

: to end (something that has been continuing for a long time)

Let's draw the curtain on this investigation.

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The decision to draw the curtain on the Axe character after season 5 has been about three years in the making, the showrunners confirmed. —

Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 3 Oct. 2021

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