Collocations for curtain - noun
1. fabric that covers a window
VERB + CURTAIN
close, draw, open, pull (across/aside/back/closed)
They sat in the dark with the curtains drawn. | She pulled back the curtains, and sunlight streamed in.
They sat in the dark with the curtains drawn. | She pulled back the curtains, and sunlight streamed in.
CURTAIN + VERB
hang
Heavy red velvet curtains hung either side of the huge window.
Heavy red velvet curtains hung either side of the huge window.
billow
The curtains billowed madly as the wind caught them.
The curtains billowed madly as the wind caught them.
PREP.
behind a/the ~
He took a bag from a shelf behind some curtains.
He took a bag from a shelf behind some curtains.
2. in a theatre
ADJ.
final
CURTAIN + VERB
go up, open, part, rise | close, come down, fall
At the end of the play the curtain came down to tremendous applause.
At the end of the play the curtain came down to tremendous applause.