Curtain-raise

verb

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Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    To introduce; to prefigure, to set the stage for. idiomatic, transitive

    "The fall and humiliation of Algerian President Ahmed ben Bella were carefully timed to curtain-raise what Bella intended as his biggest show, the "Second Bandung Conference.""

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"The fall and humiliation of Algerian President Ahmed ben Bella were carefully timed to curtain-raise what Bella intended as his biggest show, the "Second Bandung Conference.""

Etymology

From curtain-raiser.

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