curtain : Idioms & Phrases

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bamboo curtain

  • noun an ideological barrier around communist China especially in the 1950s and 1960s
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Behind the curtain

  • in concealment; in secret.
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closing curtain

  • noun the concluding part of any performance
    close; finis; finale.
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curtain call

  • noun an appearance by actors or performers at the end of the concert or play in order to acknowledge the applause of the audience
    bow.
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Curtain lecture

  • noun a private lecture to a husband by his wife
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  • a querulous lecture given by a wife to her husband within the bed curtains, or in bed.
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curtain off

  • verb separate by means of a curtain
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curtain raiser

  • noun any preliminary activity
  • noun a short play presented before the main play
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curtain raising

  • noun the first performance (as of a theatrical production)
    opening night; opening.
    • the opening received good critical reviews
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curtain ring

  • noun a circular ring for holding up a curtain
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Drop curtain

  • noun a curtain that can be lowered and raised onto a stage from the flies; often used as background scenery
    drop cloth; drop.
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  • . See Drop, n., #4 (d).
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iron curtain

  • noun an impenetrable barrier to communication or information especially as imposed by rigid censorship and secrecy; used by Winston Churchill in 1946 to describe the demarcation between democratic and communist countries
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safety curtain

  • noun a fireproof theater curtain to be dropped in case of fire
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shower curtain

  • noun a curtain that keeps water from splashing out of the shower area
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The curtain falls

  • the performance closes.
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The curtain rises

  • the performance begins.
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theater curtain

  • noun a hanging cloth that conceals the stage from the view of the audience; rises or parts at the beginning and descends or closes between acts and at the end of a performance
    theater curtain.
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theatre curtain

  • noun a hanging cloth that conceals the stage from the view of the audience; rises or parts at the beginning and descends or closes between acts and at the end of a performance
    theater curtain.
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To draw a curtain

  • to cause a curtain to slide or move, either closing or unclosing. "Night draws the curtain, which the sun withdraws." Herbert.
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To draw the curtain

  • to close ot over an object, or to remove it; hence: (a) To hide or to disclose an object. (b) To commence or close a performance.
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To drop the curtain

  • to end the tale, or close the performance.
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