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词组 the curtain falls on
释义
Idiom
the curtain falls onthe curtain falls (on something)
the end comes to something, esp. a job or activity.
Brown managed to get a lot done before the curtain fell on his political career.This year rings down the curtain on more than 50 years of broadcasts.
Usage notes: also used in the phrase the final curtain falls:
His admirers want to honor the singer before the final curtain falls on his career.
Etymology: from the large curtains above the stage in a theater that are brought down at the end of a performance
idiomthe curtain falls onused in order to say that an activity or event ends, often before you expect it tooften used in newspapers:Too many public figures have seen the curtain fall on their careers because of gossip that is reported as news.The curtain has finally fallen for America's longest-running TV sitcom.
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the curtain falls on (something)

Something ends. When the curtain falls on the company after 50 years of business, a lot of people will be left jobless.
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