Every word of criticism that Bob said about the boss was another nail in his coffin.
•Losing their biggest customer was the final nail in the company's coffin.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
nail in someone's or something's coffin — idi nail in someone s or something s coffin, something that hastens the demise or failure of a person or thing: Every moment s delay is another nail in his coffin[/ex] … From formal English to slang
nail — nailless, adj. naillike, adj. /nayl/, n. 1. a slender, typically rod shaped rigid piece of metal, usually in any of numerous standard lengths from a fraction of an inch to several inches and having one end pointed and the other enlarged and… … Universalium
nail — nail1 S3 [neıl] n [: Old English; Origin: nAgl] 1.) a thin pointed piece of metal with a flat top, which you hit into a surface with a hammer, for example to join things together or to hang something on ▪ The key was hanging on a nail by the door … Dictionary of contemporary English
nail — nail1 [ neıl ] noun count ** 1. ) a thin pointed piece of metal that you use to attach one thing to another by hitting it with a hammer 2. ) the smooth hard part that grows over the ends of your fingers and toes: to cut/file your nails I ve told… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
nail — I UK [neɪl] / US noun [countable] Word forms nail : singular nail plural nails ** 1) a thin pointed piece of metal that you use to fix one thing to another by hitting it with a hammer 2) the smooth hard part that grows over the ends of your… … English dictionary
nail*/ — [neɪl] noun [C] I 1) a thin pointed piece of metal that you use for fixing one thing to another by hitting it with a hammer 2) the smooth hard part that grows over the ends of your fingers and toes • a nail in the coffin one of a series of events … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
a nail in the/someone's coffin — see ↑nail, 1 • • • Main Entry: ↑coffin a nail in the/someone s coffin : something that makes it more likely that someone or something will fail, be destroyed, etc. Every mistake is one more nail in the coffin of his professional baseball career.… … Useful english dictionary
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