How to Pronounce "bring down the curtain"
expression
BRING DOWN thuh KUR-tuhn
bring-DOWN thuh KUR-tuhn
Definition
To end or finish something, especially a play or event; often used figuratively to mean bringing something to a close.
IPA Transcription
American English
ˈbɹɪŋ/ /ˈdaʊn/ /ˈðə/, /ðə/, /ði/ /ˈkɝtən
British English
bɹˈɪŋ/ /dˈaʊn/ /ðə, ði/ /kˈɜːtən
Simplified Pronunciation
US
BRING DOWN thuh KUR-tuhn
UK
bring-DOWN thuh KUR-tuhn
Listen in Context
At the end of the show, they bring down the curtain.
The company decided to bring down the curtain on the old project.
After fifty years, the festival will bring down the curtain.
With that final speech, the actor brought down the curtain on a brilliant career.