spik i kistan

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Swedish

Etymology

spik (nail) +‎ i (in) +‎ kistan (the coffin). Compare Norwegian Bokmål spiker i kista and Norwegian Nynorsk spikar i kista.

Noun

spik i kistan c

  1. (idiomatic) nail in one's coffin
    sista spiken i kistan
    the final nail in the coffin
    ännu/ytterligare en spik i kistan
    another nail in the coffin

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