draw the curtain on (something)



draw the curtain on (something)

1. To cease doing something; to bring something to an end. No one is coming to the party; let's just draw a curtain on it and go home. The senator, now 83, draws a curtain this Friday on her illustrious career in politics.
2. To conceal something; to keep something a secret. The police have been accused of drawing a curtain on the officer's alleged involvement with the teenager's murder.
See also: curtain, draw, on

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
ŞErmİN-Turkish
MyrtieMUR-teeEnglish
DÀIbhidh-Scottish
Esmeraldaes-me-RAHL-dah (Spanish), esh-mə-RAL-də (Portuguese), ez-mə-RAHL-də (English)Spanish, Portuguese, English, Literature
SuviSOO-veeFinnish
Atsukoah-tsoo-koJapanese