Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

nail in one's coffin

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.58 in modern English

Syllables
nail in one's -cof-fin
IPA
24
Scrabble Score
16
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

phrase

An alcoholic drink.

Slang

phrase

Synonym of another nail in someone's coffin (“event leading to further failure”).

Example Sentences

Usage

Synonyms

another nail in someone's coffin

Questions

What does nail in one's coffin mean?
An alcoholic drink.

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