とどめをさす

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Japanese

For pronunciation and definitions of とどめをさす – see the following entry.
止めを刺す
finish off, deliver the final blow (so to ensure (something) is dead)
(idiomatic) deliver the final blow (so to ensure (someone or something) to have no hope for recovery)
(idiomatic)に止めを刺す: to be the best for
(idiomatic) to clearly explain (so to avoid problems that could happen later on)
Alternative spelling
とどめを刺す
(This term, とどめをさす (todomeosasu), is the hiragana spelling of the above term.)