COUP DE GRACE


Meaning of COUP DE GRACE in English

A ~ is an action or event which finally destroys something, for example an institution, which has been gradually growing weaker. (FORMAL)

Irving Kristol delivered the ~ in a letter dated June 12: they had decided to reject the proposal.

= death blow

N-SING

Collins COBUILD.      Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык Коллинз COBUILD (международная база данных языков Бирмингемского университета) .