a nail in the coffin and variants: something that hastens or contributes to the end of the person or thing referred to. Cf. sense 7e, and coffin-nail…
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| 释义 | the world > action or operation > adversity > [noun] > fall from prosperous or thriving condition > that which hastens the end of a person or thing (1) a nail in the coffin1789 a nail in the coffin and variants: something that hastens or contributes to the end of the person or thing referred to. Cf. sense 7e, and coffin-nail… |
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