drop the curtain
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Shah Alam, who doesn't speak English, could not understand police commands to drop the curtain rod and he was arrested, Faisal said.
From BBC ● Feb. 27, 2026
It’s long past time to drop the curtain.
From The Guardian ● Feb. 17, 2016
He was about to drop the curtain when he saw her come into the circle of light.
From "Out of Darkness" by Ashley Hope Pérez
Elizabeth turns her head toward me, and I quickly drop the curtain.
From "A Place at the Table" by Saadia Faruqi and Laura Shovan
I drop the curtain, certain my intense staring drew her gaze, in a psychic kind of way.
From "Saints and Misfits" by S.K. Ali
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