How to Pronounce "bring the curtain down"
expression
BRING thuh KUR-tən DOWN
bring thuh KUR-tən down
Definition
To end something, especially a process, event, or period of time. The phrase comes from theater, where the curtain falls at the end of a performance.
IPA Transcription
American English
ˈbɹɪŋ/ /ˈðə/, /ðə/, /ði/ /ˈkɝtən/ /ˈdaʊn
British English
bɹˈɪŋ/ /ðə, ði/ /kˈɜːtən/ /dˈaʊn
Simplified Pronunciation
US
BRING thuh KUR-tən DOWN
UK
bring thuh KUR-tən down
Listen in Context
It is time to bring the curtain down on this project.
The company decided to bring the curtain down after 50 years.
The festival will bring the curtain down this Sunday.
After decades on stage, she finally decided to bring the curtain down on her acting career.