A drop curtain is a curtain that is suspended from the flies and can be raised and lowered onto the stage.
It refers to a stage direction, where a curtain is lowered at the end of a performance, which serves as the basis for its figurative use to signal the end of a show, a career, or a venture. "Drop curtains" (or the similar idiom, "the curtain drops") is slang meaning to end something, to conclude an event or activity, or to bring something to a definitive close.
It can signify the conclusion of a particular phase of life or a person's career. like, The curtain came down on his career after a lifetime in police service.
In some contexts, "it's curtains for you" or "the curtain falls on you" means that your wrongdoing has been discovered and you will face consequences, or your escapade is over.
He thought he was being clever, but they caught on, and it was curtains for him.
GM lately drops curtain on Corvette concept EV with seriously head-turning design: 'A new interpretation of the future' Electric vehicles are rapidly rising in popularity. In fact, some optimistic estimates suggest that electric vehicles might comprise 50% of all car sales by 2030.
With that in mind, it is no surprise that some classic sports car companies want to get in the mix. Chevrolet recently unveiled a design for a future potential electric Corvette that has heads turning, according to New Atlas.
