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What is another phrase that means the same as a nail in the coffin?
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∙ 13y ago
I believe that the phrases "the straw that broke the camel's back" and "the last straw" mean the same thing as "nail in the coffin".
Example sentences:
The third time she misssed work, it was the straw that broke the camel's back and she was fired.
The third time she missed work was the nail in the coffinand she was fired.
The third time she missed work was the last straw and she was fired.
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 11y agoThe image is of nailing a coffin shut just before you bury the person. Something is happening that is "nailing your coffin shut" - for example, if someone is smoking, you might say "there's another nail in your coffin," when they light up a cigarette. You could also use the phrase when someone makes mistakes at work or school -- if someone claims they are too sick to come in, and they are found to be telling lies, it's "a nail in their coffin."
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∙ 15y agoI think you meant, "Hit the nail on the head." That means to get the point of something exactly.
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