"another nail in someone's coffin" meaning in English

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Phrase

Audio: en-au-another nail in one's coffin.ogg [Australia]
Head templates: {{head|en|phrase}} another nail in someone's coffin
  1. (idiomatic) An event that increases the likelihood of or causes further failure. Tags: idiomatic Synonyms: nail in one's coffin, another nail in the coffin Related terms: final nail in the coffin Translations (one in a series of factors which lead, or purport to lead, to downfall): újabb szög valakinek a koporsójába (n) (Hungarian), gwóźdź do trumny [masculine] (Polish), mais um prego no caixão (de) (Portuguese), ännu en spik i kistan (Swedish), ytterligare en spik i kistan (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-another_nail_in_someone's_coffin-en-phrase-u0Q5FJVZ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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