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be curtains for

idiom

Definition of be curtains for

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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curtain play curtains

: a hanging screen usually capable of being drawn back or up
: a device or agency that conceals or acts as a barrier — compare iron curtain
: the part of a bastioned front that connects two neighboring bastions

: to furnish with or as if with curtains
: to veil or shut off with or as if with a curtain

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