Idiom
another nail in someone's coffin
Meaning
An event that increases the likelihood of or causes further failure.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“Losing that client was another nail in his coffin.”
“The scandal was another nail in the company's coffin, and investors began pulling out immediately.”
“When the evidence of corruption surfaced, it served as yet another nail in the mayor's coffin, sealing his political fate before the vote even took place.”
Examples
simple
“Losing that client was another nail in his coffin.”
contextual
“The scandal was another nail in the company's coffin, and investors began pulling out immediately.”
complex
“When the evidence of corruption surfaced, it served as yet another nail in the mayor's coffin, sealing his political fate before the vote even took place.”
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