sound the death knell of something

sound the death knell

To cause or signal the impending end or ruin of something, especially a business, organization, or activity. (Refers to the sound of a bell ringing—the knell—from a church to indicate that someone has died.) The expansion of the Internet and digital media has sounded the death knell for countless print-based businesses around the world.See also: death, knell, sound

sound the ˈdeath knell of something

be the reason why something ends, goes out of fashion, or is replaced: The arrival of large supermarkets sounded the death knell of many small local shops.The death knell is the ringing of a bell to announce a person’s death.See also: death, knell, of, something, sound

单词	sound the death knell of something
释义	sound the death knell of something sound the death knell To cause or signal the impending end or ruin of something, especially a business, organization, or activity. (Refers to the sound of a bell ringing—the knell—from a church to indicate that someone has died.) The expansion of the Internet and digital media has sounded the death knell for countless print-based businesses around the world.See also: death, knell, sound sound the ˈdeath knell of something be the reason why something ends, goes out of fashion, or is replaced: The arrival of large supermarkets sounded the death knell of many small local shops.The death knell is the ringing of a bell to announce a person’s death.See also: death, knell, of, something, sound
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