DEATH KNELL


Meaning of DEATH KNELL in English

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.