まくひき

まくひき【幕引き】

〔終わり〕 an end.

●幕引きにする bring…to a close; put an end to…

・事件の幕引きにやっきになる become eager for an incident to end.

●自民党は汚職議員に離党させることで幕引きを図ろうとした. The Liberal Democratic Party tried for an end to the matter by making the corruption-tainted Diet member leave the party.

●あいまいな形での幕引きは許されない. Anything but a clear-cut end to the matter is not acceptable.