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final nails in the coffin

final nails in the coffin is the plural of final nail in the coffin.

Meaning of final nail in the coffin

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.

Questions about final nails in the coffin

What is final nails in the coffin the plural of?
Final nails in the coffin is the plural of final nail in the coffin.

Words near final nails in the coffin in the dictionary

  1. final illnesses
  2. Final Judgment
  3. final method
  4. final methods
  5. final nail in the coffin
  6. final nails in the coffin
  7. final obstruent devoicing
  8. final obstruent devoicings
  9. final order cutoff
  10. final order cutoffs
  11. final paper

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