"final nail in the coffin" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: en-au-final nail in the coffin.ogg [Australia] Forms: final nails in the coffin [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|final nails in the coffin}} final nail in the coffin (plural final nails in the coffin)
  1. (idiomatic) Something that is ultimately responsible for a previously prospective demise or failure. Tags: idiomatic Synonyms: last nail in the coffin Related terms: another nail in one's coffin Translations (something responsible for a prospective demise): 催命符 (cuīmìngfú) (Chinese Mandarin), viimeinen naula arkkuun (Finnish), coup de grâce [masculine] (French), dernier clou dans le cercueil [masculine] (French), Sargnagel [masculine] (German), ostatni gwóźdź do trumny [masculine] (Polish), последний гвоздь в крышку гроба (poslednij gvozdʹ v kryšku groba) (Russian), último clavo en el ataúd [masculine] (Spanish), sista spiken i kistan [common-gender] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-final_nail_in_the_coffin-en-noun-AbkC840a Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Mandarin terms with non-redundant manual transliterations

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