Смысл: air-curtain

air-curtain[ʹeəkɜ:tn]
n
<Í> тёплая или охлаждённая воздушная завеса (в дверях магазина и т. п.)

bamboo curtain Идиома

curtains

the end, the death, the last of If we clearcut Canada's forests, it's curtains for the lumber industry.

beef curtains

the female genitals

behind the curtain

out of sight；secretly在幕后；秘密地
The treaty was signed behind the scenes．这项协议是秘密签订的。
The real work of the conference is being done behind the curtain．这次会议的实际工作正在幕后进行。

behind the scenes/curtain

ring down the curtain

Idiom(s): ring down the curtain (on something) AND bring down the curtain (on something)

Theme: ENDINGS

to bring something to an end; to declare something to be at an end.
• It's time to ring down the curtain on our relationship. We have nothing in common anymore.
• We've tried our best to make this company a success, but it's time to ring down the curtain.
• After many years the old man brought down the curtain and closed the restaurant.

curtains for

Idiom(s): be curtains for sb or sth

Theme: DAYDREAM

be curtains for someone or something
to be the death, end, or ruin of someone or something. (Informal. 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.

bring down the curtain

curtain

curtain
In addition to the idioms beginning with curtain, also see draw the curtain; raise the curtain; ring down the curtain on.
* * *
- curtain raiser
- curtains for, be.

curtain raiser

curtain raiser
Preliminary event, as in This limited attack on the chairman is just a curtain raiser for the concerted effort to oust him. This term literally refers to a short play or skit presented before the main theatrical production. It began to be transferred to other preliminaries about 1940.

curtains for, be.

curtains for, be.
Also, it's curtains. Be the end, especially death. For example, If he hadn't worn a bullet-proof vest, it would have been curtains for him, or It's curtains if she doesn't finish on time. This expression is a metaphor for the falling curtain signifying the end of a performance. [Slang; c. 1900]

Bamboo Curtain

The sociopolitical, economical, and brainy analysis or barrier amid China and western nations. Modeled afterwards the agnate Adamant Curtain anecdotic the barrier amid the Soviet Union and non-Soviet countries during the Cold War. Although in contempo years China has airy its attitudes about barter and captivation with added nations, there still acutely exists a Bamboo Curtain amid it and the blow of the world.Learn more: bamboo, curtain

the bamboo curtain

an bulletproof political, economic, and cultural barrier amid China and non-Communist countries. Formed on the arrangement of the adamant curtain (see at iron), this byword dates aback to the 1940s.Learn more: bamboo, curtain

Learn more:

More Idioms/Phrases

curl curry curse curtain curtain raiser curtains for, be. curve cusp custody customer