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单词 a nail in the coffin of
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a nail in the coffin of

An action or event regarded as likely to have a detrimental or devastating effect on (a situation or person): this was going to put the final nail in the coffin of his career...
  • The Huntmaster said: ‘It is a nail in the coffin but they have got a few more to get in yet before we are gone completely.’
  • But while I am cognizant of the slippery slope, I think it's silly to say that every less-than-ideal action is a nail in the coffin of liberty.
  • Genetically modified crops could put a nail in the coffin of traditional and organic farming in the area.
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