People identified with the angry, rebellious charm of Bachchan after Zanjeer and very soon it was curtains for Rajesh Khanna’s superstardom
He joined as an English speaking trainer in the MBA college in his city. However, even after months, he couldn’t show any significant improvement in the students’ English speaking skills. One day, he had a bad argument with the college principal. That was the curtains for his career as an English trainer.
Q: When do the curtains fall?
A: When the play is over.
This is the central theme of the phrase, “Curtains for”. It is a stylized way of saying it was over. Generally, it denotes a sense of finality, when something is over for good, something comes to a final end.
Let’s take some examples:
- If Sehwag doesn’t perform for another couple of matches, it would be curtains for his career as an international cricketer.
- Post Zanjeer, the new generation identified more with the angry young man angst of Amitabh Bachchan and very soon, it was curtains for the soft, romantic Rajesh Khanna.
- The wily accountant knew that if his boss ever came to know of his wrongdoings, it would be curtains for his career. So, he created fake account books and hoodwinked the company for years before he was finally caught.
- If the young politician loses one more election, it would be curtains for his aspirations to become the prime minister.
Use this phrase when you want to express a final end of something.
Some more examples:
- With 36/3, everyone thought it was curtains for India’s hope for a semi-final seat but the magical performance by Sachin and later by Zaheer gave them a scintillating victory.
- If the party spokesperson kept on giving such stupid comments, it sure would be curtains for our party in the next elections
- The dreaded gangster knew it was curtains for him when his political bosses refused to protect him. Then, he did the smartest thing. He surrendered and gave a statement divulging a ton of information about mafia-politician nexus.
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