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curtain raiser
noun
- a short play preceding a main play.
- any preliminary event or performance.
curtain-raiser
noun
- theatre a short dramatic piece presented before the main play
- any preliminary event
the debate was a curtain-raiser to the election
亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins
Origin of curtain raiser1
Idioms and Phrases
Preliminary event, as in This limited attack on the chairman is just a curtain raiser for the concerted effort to oust him . This term literally refers to a short play or skit presented before the main theatrical production. It began to be transferred to other preliminaries about 1940.Example Sentences
This year's Earthshot is being viewed as the curtain raiser to COP which is due to begin a few days later in Bel茅m, the gateway to the Amazon.
It was a personal and at times touching five minute curtain raiser for the main event.
A jam-packed opening day will feature all the teams in action, with last season's surprise package Aston Villa hosting runners-up Manchester United in the curtain raiser, which will be live on the BBC.
The Women's Super League returns for the 2023-24 season on Sunday, with Aston Villa hosting Manchester United in the curtain raiser at Villa Park.
As a wistfully ebullient orchestral curtain raiser, and one over in a flash, 鈥淐ool Cat鈥 is well equipped to have a life of its own in various concert settings.
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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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