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Politics : View from the Center and Left
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To: Slumdog who wrote (455243)10/16/2020 5:29:07 PM
From: koan  Read Replies (2) of 542698
 
I think there are two definitions for that phrase:

One is death knell, which means tolling of a bell to mark someone's death.

I prefer death nail, as that means the nail that kills the person e.g. in a crucifixion.

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unpopular person being confirmed could be the death nail.
Uh, Koan, the expression is "death knell", referring to the tolling of a bell upon someone's death.
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