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Phrase(s): ring the curtain up
1. Fig. to raise the curtain in a theater. (Alludes to sending the signal to raise the curtain.) • The stagehand rang the curtain up precisely on time. • Let’s ring up the curtain. It’s time to start the show. 2. Fig. to start a series of activities or events. • I am set to ring up the curtain on a new lifestyle. • It’s a little late to ring up the curtain for a new career.
McGrawhill's American Idioms And Phrasal Verbs