| 词组 | death blow |
| 释义 | Idiom death blow an action or an event which causes something to end or fail.This renewed outbreak of fighting has been seen as a death blow to any chance for peace. (usually + to)The scandal dealt a death blow to (= ended) his political ambitions. death blow1. A hit or impact that causes immediate death. The warrior swiftly dealt a death blow to his adversary on the battlefield. 2. An event that causes the abrupt end of something. His arrest and subsequent conviction was a death blow to his successful career as an attorney. Despite the company's recent success, the massive recall proved to be its death blow. a death blowIf something is a death blow to a process, situation, or organization, it causes it to end or fail. This could deal a death blow to the collapsing national economy. They warned that the deportations would be a death blow to the peace process. |
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