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a death blow
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 | Gender | 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] | |