Today’s “Phrase of the Day” is “last nail in the coffin“ and its meaning is “an event, action or problem that brings about the end or failure of something which is already becoming weak”.
Example Sentence: For the global south, this type of exclusion will prove detrimental. After all, a lack of infrastructure and social preparedness will result in waves of millions – possibly a billion – climate refugees. Western politics has never served the global south’s interests or followed through on promises of climate aid and finance. The gravity of the threat faced by these nations, coupled with ignorance about the global south’s reliance on civil society actors and moral authority figures to implement meaningful cultural change, will be the final nail in the coffin.
This phrase is present in The Guardian article Cop27 is full of politicians and policymakers – but the global south doesn’t work that way and click here to read it.
Courtesy: The Guardian
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