final nail in the coffin

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final nail in the coffin

Something that is ultimately responsible for a previously prospective demise or failure.

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The Slurpie Shack franchise was already considering filing for bankruptcy after five years of poor profits, but a fire that destroyed the flagship restaurant was the final nail in the coffin.

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Submitted on July 07, 2010

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المسمار الأخير في النعش

clavo final en el ataúd

le dernier clou dans le cercueil

ingne deiridh sa chiste

ताबूत में अंतिम कील

utolsó szög a koporsóban

棺の最後の一打

ostatni gwóźdź do trumny

cui final în sicriu

последний гвоздь в гробу

பொல் வீட்டில் கடைநிலை பெட்டணியில் கட்டியிருந்த கைப்பிடி

останній гвіздок в гробницю

تابوت میں آخری کیل

đinh cuối cùng vào quan tài

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