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curtains for

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curtains for someone or something
the death, end, or ruin of someone or something. (From the lowering or closing of the curtains at the end of a stage performance.) If the car hadn't swerved, it would have been curtains for the pedestrians. If they can't get into the export market, it's curtains for the whole company.
See also: curtain


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t your preferred style then you could swap traditional net curtains for individual sheer fabric panels for each window of the bay.
Dirt and rust that build up on the curtain's shaft can also spell curtains for the curtain.
Additionally, since curtains are available in virtually any color and in most any style you can imagine, you are certain to find curtains for every last window in every last room.
 
 
 
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