a nail in the coffin

成語所屬單字coffin

a nail in the coffin — 慣用語

1. something that makes the failure, death, or end of something much more likely to

1.慣用語
釋義

致命打擊;催命符

something that makes the failure, death, or end of something much more likely to happen.

例句

The budget cut was another nail in the coffin for the school's music program.

Each new online store was a nail in the coffin for the old shopping district.