final curtain

collocation in English

meaningsoffinalandcurtain

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final
adjective
uk
/ˈfaɪ.nəl/us
/ˈfaɪ.nəl/
last:
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curtain
noun[C]
uk
/ˈkɜː.tən/us
/ˈkɝː.tən/
a piece of material, especially cloth, that hangs across a window or opening to make a room or part of a room dark ...
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(Definition offinalandcurtainfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesoffinal curtain

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Hisfinalcurtaincall was the tumble he took off his toilet, naked and with the hypodermic needle still stuck in his arm.
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And indeed, the sound recurs right before thefinalcurtain.
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Thefinalcurtainon collectives has not been drawn.
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It was the last matter to settle; this is thefinalcurtain.
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It would be nice if they could at least appear on the stage a few minutes before thefinalcurtaincame down.
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Before thefinalcurtainfalls on the arts, will she help them out of this financial crisis?
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I hope that it is thefinalcurtaincall: goodbye and good riddance.
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When thefinalcurtainfell at 4 am, they received more curtain calls than they ever had.
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Wilder was until hisfinalcurtaincall a headliner earning a five-figure annual income.
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The two undergo a series of trials and overcome a number of hurdles before finding true love by thefinalcurtain.
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Krapp makes no response to this but allows the tape to play on until thefinalcurtain.
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At that moment of her entrance this exquisite artist made conquest of the house, and subsequently held it in thrall until thefinalcurtain.
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Unfortunately that same year thefinalcurtainfell on the hotel.
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The audience repeatedly stopped the show with extended applause, which was sustained at length at thefinalcurtain.
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