Idiom idiom
the curtain falls
Meaning
The end of something has come.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“The show ends when the curtain falls.”
“After twenty years of leading the company, the curtain falls on his career today.”
“As the final chapter of the long conflict concludes, the curtain falls on an era of uncertainty and political unrest.”
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Last updated August 10, 2026