"nail in one's coffin" meaning in English

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Phrase

Head templates: {{head|en|phrase}} nail in one's coffin
  1. (slang) An alcoholic drink. Tags: slang
    Sense id: en-nail_in_one's_coffin-en-phrase-uxDml7PM
  2. Synonym of another nail in someone's coffin (“event leading to further failure”) Synonyms: another nail in someone's coffin [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-nail_in_one's_coffin-en-phrase--TpzRLOl Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 0 100

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