كيف تنطق "last nail in the coffin"

expression

LAST nayl in thuh KAW-fin

LAHST nayl in thuh KOF-in

التعريف

A final event or action that causes failure or ends something for good, especially after a series of problems.

الإنجليزية الأمريكية

ˈɫæs/, /ˈɫæst/ /ˈneɪɫ/ /ˈɪn/, /ɪn/ /ˈðə/, /ðə/, /ði/ /ˈkɔfɪn

الإنجليزية البريطانية

lˈɑːst/ /nˈeɪl/ /ˈɪn/ /ðə, ði/ /kˈɒfɪn

أمريكي

LAST nayl in thuh KAW-fin

بريطاني

LAHST nayl in thuh KOF-in

The store's poor sales were the last nail in the coffin for the business.

Losing their biggest client was the last nail in the coffin for the company.

The final exam failure was the last nail in the coffin for his graduation hopes.

That new tax law was really the last nail in the coffin—so many shops shut down after it passed.