final nail in the coffin

English

Pronunciation

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Noun

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.

   The Slurpie Shack franchise was already considering filing for bankruptcy after five years of poor profits, but a fire that destroyed the flagship restaurant was the final nail in the coffin.

Synonyms

• last nail in the coffin

Translations

something responsible for a prospective demise

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 催命符 (zh) (cuīmìngfú)

• Finnish: viimeinen naula arkkuun
• French: coup de grâce (fr) m, dernier clou dans le cercueil m
• German: Sargnagel (de) m
• Polish: ostatni gwóźdź do trumny m
• Russian: последний гвоздь в крышку гроба (poslednij gvozdʹ v kryšku groba)
• Spanish: último clavo en el ataúd m
• Swedish: sista spiken i kistan c

See also

• another nail in one's coffin