coup de grâce

coup de grâce

/ˌkuː də ˈɡrɑːs/

🇫🇷 French Expressions

a final blow that ends something; a finishing stroke

coup de grâce in a sentence

“The scandal was the coup de grâce for his career.”

Origin of coup de grâce

French: coup blow/stroke + de of + grâce mercy/grace; literally blow of mercy (death blow to end suffering)

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