the curtain comes down on
idiom
: the end comes to (something, such as a career)
The curtain came down on his film career after a lifetime in show business.
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The yawning gap has been transformed into a substantial surplus — more than $5 billion in the last fiscal year — and the curtain comes down on that year’s budget drama.
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Michael Mulgrew, New York Daily News, 22 Jan. 2024
This is where the curtain comes down on a 17-year story?
—Nick Baumgartner and Jeff Seidel, Detroit Free Press, 14 Jan. 2024
On March 12, once the curtain comes down on the 95th Academy Awards at the Dolby Theatre, the must-stop afterparty will just be getting started for Oscar nominees — winners and losers alike.
—Gregg Kilday, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 Mar. 2023
So, as the curtain comes down on TIFF, here’s a look back at the major trends and takeaways from the 10-day festival.
—Manori Ravindran, Variety, 15 Sep. 2022
This vacuum in the rulebook has even raised speculation that teams might gamble to seize the yellow jersey this weekend in the Pyrenees, just in case the curtain comes down on Monday.
—Joshua Robinson, WSJ, 5 Sep. 2020
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Michael Mulgrew, New York Daily News, 22 Jan. 2024
This is where the curtain comes down on a 17-year story?
—Nick Baumgartner and Jeff Seidel, Detroit Free Press, 14 Jan. 2024
On March 12, once the curtain comes down on the 95th Academy Awards at the Dolby Theatre, the must-stop afterparty will just be getting started for Oscar nominees — winners and losers alike.
—Gregg Kilday, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 Mar. 2023
So, as the curtain comes down on TIFF, here’s a look back at the major trends and takeaways from the 10-day festival.
—Manori Ravindran, Variety, 15 Sep. 2022
This vacuum in the rulebook has even raised speculation that teams might gamble to seize the yellow jersey this weekend in the Pyrenees, just in case the curtain comes down on Monday.
—Joshua Robinson, WSJ, 5 Sep. 2020
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