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another nail in someone's coffin

another nail in someone's coffin phrase: an event that increases the likelihood of or causes further failure.

Phrase

another nail in someone's coffin

  1. (idiomatic) An event that increases the likelihood of or causes further failure.
    • Following the divorce and the lawsuit, bankruptcy is just another nail in his coffin.

Forms of another nail in someone's coffin

alternative formnail in one's coffin
alternative formanother nail in the coffin

Questions about another nail in someone's coffin

What does another nail in someone's coffin mean?
Another nail in someone's coffin means an event that increases the likelihood of or causes further failure.
What part of speech is another nail in someone's coffin?
Another nail in someone's coffin is a phrase.

Words near another nail in someone's coffin in the dictionary

  1. another country heard from
  2. another county heard from
  3. another day in paradise
  4. another day, another dollar
  5. another matter
  6. another nail in someone's coffin
  7. another nail in the coffin
  8. another one bites the dust
  9. another pair of shoes
  10. another place
  11. another story

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