nail in one's coffin
nail in one's coffin phrase: an alcoholic drink.
Phrase
nail in one's coffin
- An alcoholic drink.
- A man whom I knew frequented a certain public-house, the landlady of which, on handing him his pint of beer, would oftimes accompany it with the remark, "Here, J—, is another nail in your coffin."1859, Henry Mudge, Physiology, Health and Disease, Demanding Abstinence from Alcoholic Drinks, and Prohibition of Their Common Sale, page 38
- "Hullo! Just in time — just had drinks all round. Come, put another nail in your coffin!"1875, Overland Monthly and Out West Magazine, volume 15, page 383
- Synonym of another nail in someone's coffin (“event leading to further failure”).
- Synonyms:
- another nail in someone's coffin
Synonyms of nail in one's coffin
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