curtains for



curtains for someone or something

the death, end, or ruin of someone or something. (From the lowering or closing of the curtains at the end of a stage performance.) If the car hadn't swerved, it would have been curtains for the pedestrians. If they can't get into the export market, it's curtains for the whole company.
See also: curtain

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
ForrestFAWR-əstEnglish
Ferid-Azerbaijani, Bosnian
Tone (2)-Norwegian
Yildiz-Turkish
Modestine-French
Chanelshə-NELEnglish