ring up the curtain
Example Sentences
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"Shall I ring up the curtain?" he asked quietly.
From A Star for a Night A Story of Stage Life by Janis, Elsie
"That's to ring up the curtain," said Mignon.
From Nine Little Goslings by Coolidge, Susan
Lay you a sovereign to a sixpence, Mr. Narkom, that I solve the riddle of that glass-room before they ring up the curtain of any theatre in London to-night.
From Cleek of Scotland Yard Detective Stories by Hanshew, Thomas W.
The world is waiting to ring up the curtain for your star part in life.
From Supreme Personality by Croft, Delmer Eugene
But proof's what it's best to have before you ring up the curtain.
From T. Tembarom by Burnett, Frances Hodgson