Nail in the coffin:  something that brings one closer to a seemingly unavoidable negative outcome.  "the last nail in the coffin" or "another nail in the coffin":  equivalent to "the last straw". 最後一根稻草;使人最終崩潰的一擊

 

His infidelity is another nail in the coffin to end his marriage.

Indicted for embezzlement was going to put the final nail in the coffin of his career

 

 

Elisa English

December 30, 2018

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