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last nail in the coffin

idiom

Alternative form of final nail in the coffin.


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Related idioms8entries
  1. 01

    another nail in someone's coffin

    An event that increases the likelihood of or causes further failure.

  2. 02

    breathe one's last

    To die.

  3. 03

    cobbler, keep to your last

    One should not criticise matters outside one's field of expertise; one should mind one's business.

  4. 04

    dead last

    Finishing in last place in a competition or ranking, often by a considerable margin to the next to last place finisher or after an exceptionally poor showing or season.

  5. 05

    draw one's last breath

    To die.

  6. 06

    every last

    every; without exception (used for emphasis).

  7. 07

    fall at the last hurdle

    To fail near the end of an activity, a project, etc.

  8. 08

    final nail in the coffin

    Something that is ultimately responsible for a previously prospective demise or failure.

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