be curtains for
idiom
informal
: to be the end, failure, or death of (someone or something)
It looks like it's curtains for the mayor after this election.
If they don't win today's game, it'll be/mean/spell curtains for their hopes of winning the championship.
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While there may be curtains for privacy, patients are more visible and accessible to the nurses and doctors who staff the intensive care unit.
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James Lacy, Verywell Health, 28 Mar. 2023
This could be curtains for the EU-China investment pact that was struck in December, but that still requires ratification by the European Parliament.
—David Meyer, Fortune, 23 Mar. 2021
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James Lacy, Verywell Health, 28 Mar. 2023
This could be curtains for the EU-China investment pact that was struck in December, but that still requires ratification by the European Parliament.
—David Meyer, Fortune, 23 Mar. 2021
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“Be curtains for.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/be%20curtains%20for. Accessed 23 Jul. 2025.
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