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driven a nail in someone's coffin

driven a nail in someone's coffin is the past participle of drive a nail in someone's coffin.

Meaning of drive a nail in someone's coffin

Verb

drive a nail in someone's coffin (third-person singular simple present drives a nail in someone's coffin, present participle driving a nail in someone's coffin, simple past drove a nail in someone's coffin, past participle driven a nail in someone's coffin)

  1. To do something tending to hasten someone's death or ruin.

Questions about driven a nail in someone's coffin

What is driven a nail in someone's coffin the past participle of?
Driven a nail in someone's coffin is the past participle of drive a nail in someone's coffin.

Words near driven a nail in someone's coffin in the dictionary

  1. drivelous
  2. drivels
  3. driven
  4. driven a coach and horses through
  5. driven a coach and six through
  6. driven a nail in someone's coffin
  7. driven a nail where it would go
  8. driven a stake through its heart
  9. driven a wedge
  10. driven a wedge between
  11. driven at

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