draw the blinds/curtain/shades on

phrase

: to end (something that has been continuing for a long time)

Let's draw the curtain on this investigation.

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Seven weeks after that, the draft will close and begin to draw the curtain on another NFL offseason. — Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 16 Feb. 2025 The decision to draw the curtain on the Axe character after season 5 has been about three years in the making, the showrunners confirmed. — Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 3 Oct. 2021

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