词汇 | curtain falls on |
释义 | Idiom curtain falls onthe curtain falls (on something) the end comes to something, esp. a job or activity.Brown managed to get a lot done before the curtain fell on his political career.This year rings down the curtain on more than 50 years of broadcasts. Usage notes: also used in the phrase the final curtain falls: His admirers want to honor the singer before the final curtain falls on his career. Etymology: from the large curtains above the stage in a theater that are brought down at the end of a performance the curtain falls on (something)Something ends. When the curtain falls on the company after 50 years of business, a lot of people will be left jobless. |
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