draw the curtain
Idioms-
Pull a curtain back or to one side to let in more light or to discover what is behind it. For example, The sun was so pleasant I drew the curtains . [c. 1500]
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Block or conceal something. For example, Let's draw the curtain over this matter; no one needs to know more . [c. 1500] Also see draw a veil .
Example Sentences
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If you'd rather have some privacy, you can draw the curtain.
From Salon • Aug. 3, 2022
World powers are trying to draw the curtain on almost two years of negotiations, which gathered new impetus after Rouhani took power in late 2013.
From The Guardian • Jul. 3, 2015
The nu-folk rockers are set to draw the curtain down on a uncharacteristically sun-soaked weekend of music from the likes of The Arctic Monkeys and Chic.
From BBC • Jun. 30, 2013
I hear we have a sellout streak ongoing today, as we draw the curtain on the lamentable 2012 season.
From Time • Oct. 3, 2012
But as long as “West Computer” was still the unspoken code for “Colored Computer,” the decision to draw the curtain on Dorothy’s group would require more nuanced consideration.
From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly
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