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
Only once all of that is done will Chiellini, Bonucci and the rest of the players be able to draw the curtain on their season.
From New York Times ● Jul. 12, 2021
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
It was beautiful, but too solemn: I half rose, and stretched my arm to draw the curtain.
From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë
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