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Phrase(s): ring the curtain down (on something) [and] bring the curtain down (on something)
1. Fig. to lower a theater curtain, usually at the end of an act or a play. (More literal than W.) • After one hundred performances, it’s time to ring the curtain down on our show for the last time. • As we bring down the curtain on another successful performance, let’s be thankful nothing serious went wrong. 2. Fig. to bring something to an end; to declare something to be at an end. • It’s time to ring the curtain down on our relationship. We have nothing in common anymore. • We’ve tried our best to make this company a success, but it’s time to ring down the curtain.
McGrawhill's American Idioms And Phrasal Verbs