curtain
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6.1
- noun
- /ˈkɜrtən/
:
cortina
- We got to talk to Deepak Chopra this year and he pulls back the curtain on mysticism.
- iron curtain
- pull back the curtain
- draw down a curtain
None of us are entitled to look behind the curtains of anyone soul.
- None of us are entitled to look behind the curtains of anyone soul.
- But I do feel like pulling back the curtain on on some things.
- It is like a switch flipping or like a curtain coming down.
- But he's, he has the presence behind the curtains or to say and he's still pulling strings around.
- Why do you think you continue to peel back the curtain?
- There is the access and the behind the curtain
- Quote, Make no mistake, behind a curtain, a continuum.
- I can touch the discomfort curtain a lot.
Examples
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Come with me and take a peek behind the curtain of a real startup.
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And like we have been, we have seen behind the curtain at like some big businesses.
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What went on the other side of the curtain was what I wanted for my life.
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But I do feel like pulling back the curtain on on some things.
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Plus they also felt that we were pulling the curtain back a little bit too much.
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But what you don't see behind the curtain is the cost of the money.
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You think because you've had a glimpse behind the curtain you know all the secrets of this place.
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That's what we discover when we peel back the curtain and we see how beliefs affect us.
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The investigation aims to pull back the curtain on corporate fraud that has been hidden for years.
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He decided to pull back the curtain on his personal life in the interview, revealing some difficult truths.
Synonyms
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5.1
A situation that stops progress or makes it hard to continue
334
2.3
A thin mesh that keeps bugs out while letting air in
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2.8
A thing that blocks movement or keeps places apart
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6.8
A strong political barrier that separated Eastern and Western Europe during the Cold War
A barrier that kept China separate from other countries, stopping travel, news, and contact
A piece of stage scenery that hides parts of the stage from the audience
Antonyms
Idioms
Compounds
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4.3
A moment at the end of a show when actors return to the stage to thank the audience for applause
- Literature
2
6.8
A strong political barrier that separated Eastern and Western Europe during the Cold War
- Specialized
1
3.7
A bag along a car roof that inflates to protect people's heads in side crashes and rollovers
- Specialized
1
3.3
A large bag that inflates above side windows to protect heads in a side crash
- UK
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2.8
Thin curtain with small holes that lets light in but stops people outside from seeing in
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4.6
A heavy fireproof curtain lowered between the stage and audience to stop a fire from spreading
A short thin curtain that hangs partway up a window to let in light and give privacy
- Specialized
A large curtain hung above the stage that lowers to make background scenery
- Archaic
A barrier that kept China separate from other countries, stopping travel, news, and contact
How Blocking
Surface Forms
Etymology
Curtain goes back to the idea of an 'enclosure' from the Latin root cohors, related to court. That's why we use curtain for a figurative barrier — a 'curtain' of fog or silence hides or separates people or things like a wall.