draw the curtain on (something)

draw the curtain on (something)

1. To cease doing something; to bring something to an end. No one is coming to the party; let's just draw a curtain on it and go home. The senator, now 83, draws a curtain this Friday on her illustrious career in politics.
2. To conceal something; to keep something a secret. The police have been accused of drawing a curtain on the officer's alleged involvement with the teenager's murder.
See also: curtain, draw, on
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
See also:
  • (I) wouldn't (do something) if I were you
  • a slew of (something)
  • a slue of (something)
  • a fast talker
  • all for the best
  • a/the feel of (something)
  • all right
  • a straw will show which way the wind blows
  • (one) could use (something)
  • a crack at (someone or something)