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Also, it's curtains . Be the end, especially death. For example, If he hadn't worn a bullet-proof vest, it would have been curtains for him , or It's curtains if she doesn't finish on time . This expression is a metaphor for the falling curtain signifying the end of a performance. [ Slang ; c. 1900]Advertisement
Definitions and idiom definitions from 亚洲网紅露点 Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, 漏 Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage庐 Idioms Dictionary copyright 漏 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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