bring down the curtain on

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variants or bring the curtain down on

: to bring an end to (something, such as a career)

His injury brought the curtain down on his remarkable sports career.

Examples of bring down the curtain on in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Rajapaksa’s dramatic fall from grace this summer, just three years after a sweeping victory in presidential elections, had seemed to bring down the curtain on a powerful dynasty that ran the country of 22 million for much of the past two decades. — Mujib Mashal, BostonGlobe.com, 3 Sep. 2022

After more than a decade, Hugh Jackman has decided to bring down the curtain on his longtime New York City triplex. — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 10 June 2022

Designs from Armani's main line traditionally bring down the curtain on Milan's fashion week, which this season hosted mainly in-person catwalk shows rather than digital presentations, including by the likes of Prada, Gucci and Dolce & Gabbana. — Reuters, CNN, 28 Feb. 2022

Only a crazy stage manager would bring down the curtain on this brand of theater. — Bruce Jenkins, San Francisco Chronicle, 14 Oct. 2021

His eventual bowing out of the franchise didn’t bring down the curtain on it, of course. — New York Times, 30 Dec. 2020

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