another nail in someone's coffin
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another nail in someone's coffin
- (idiomatic) An event that increases the likelihood of or causes further failure.
- Following the divorce and the lawsuit, bankruptcy is just another nail in his coffin.
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one in a series of factors which lead, or purport to lead, to downfall
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