a death blow

an action or an event which causes something to end or fail (usually + to ) This renewed outbreak of fighting has been seen as a death blow to any chance for peace. The scandal dealt a death blow to (= ended) his political ambitions.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Jelle	YEL-lə (Dutch)	Frisian, Dutch
RenÉ	rə-NE (French)	French, German, Spanish, Slovak, Czech
GÜNther	GUYN-ter	German, Germanic Mythology
Merlyn	MUR-lin	English
Om	-	Indian, Hindi, Marathi
Huey	['hju:i]