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driving a nail in someone's coffin

driving a nail in someone's coffin is the present participle and gerund 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 driving a nail in someone's coffin

What is driving a nail in someone's coffin the present participle and gerund of?
Driving a nail in someone's coffin is the present participle and gerund of drive a nail in someone's coffin.

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

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

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