be curtains for

be curtains for
be curtains for informal phrase
used for saying that someone or something will die, end, or be in serious trouble

One more mistake and it’ll be curtains for him.

Thesaurus: likely to die soonsynonym
Main entry: curtain

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be curtains for
informal : to be the end, failure, or death of (someone or something)

It looks like it's curtains for the mayor after this election. [=the mayor will not be elected again]

If they don't win today's game, it'll be/mean/spell curtains for their hopes of winning the championship. [=their hopes will be ended]

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Main Entry:curtain

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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