nail in coffin



(another) nail in (someone's or something's) coffin

Fig. something that will harm or destroy someone or something. (Alludes to the sealing of a coffin with nails.) 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.
See also: coffin, nail

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Dagrun-Norwegian
Shosho:Japanese
İSkender-Turkish
Liannelee-ANEnglish (Rare)
ChetCHETEnglish
LeopoldLE-o-pawlt (German), LAY-o-pawlt (Dutch), LEE-ə-pold (English), le-AW-pawlt (Polish)German, Dutch, English, Slovene, Polish