ˈdeath knell BrE AmE noun [singular]
a sign that something will soon fail or stop existing ⇨ death blow
(sound/strike/toll) the death knell for/of something
The loss of Georgia would sound the death knell of Republican hopes.
ˈdeath knell BrE AmE noun [singular]
a sign that something will soon fail or stop existing ⇨ death blow
(sound/strike/toll) the death knell for/of something
The loss of Georgia would sound the death knell of Republican hopes.
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English. Longman - Словарь современного английского языка. 2012