death knell

Something that indicates impending failure, as in His low scores sounded the death knell for his ambitions. The noun knell, used for the ringing of a bell since at least a.d. 1000, is rarely heard today except in this figurative phrase.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
ĐUraĐA	-	Serbian, Croatian (Archaic)
İLyas	-	Turkish
Ina	EE-nə (English), IE-nə (English), EE-nah (Swedish, Dutch, Limburgish)	English, German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Dutch, Limburgish, Croatian
Melanie	MEL-ə-nee (English), ME-lah-nee (German)	English, German, Dutch
Sheamus	SHAY-mus	Irish
Mara (1)	MAHR-ə (English), MAR-ə (English)	Biblical