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Meaning of another nail in someone's coffin | Babel Free

Phrase CEFR C2

Definitions

An event that increases the likelihood of or causes further failure.

idiomatic

Equivalents

Polski gwóźdź do trumny

Português mais um prego no caixão (de)

Examples

“Following the divorce and the lawsuit, bankruptcy is just another nail in his coffin.”

CEFR level

C2

Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.

See also

another string to one's bow ant- ante- anteiso- antero- antho-