death blows
Killing strokes delivered
Death blows are strikes or actions that cause death or destruction.
The term usually appears figuratively: a scandal that dealt a death blow to someone's career, policy changes that were death blows to the industry.
The singular death blow is more common, emphasizing a single decisive act rather than multiple fatal strikes.
- last strawUltimate triggering incident
- coup de grâceMerciful finishing blow
- finishing moveDecisive combat-ending technique
- fatalCausing death or ruin
- killsCauses to die
nail in the coffin · terminal · clincher · mortal · lethal · endings · knockouts · fatal strike · finishers · knockout punch · decisive · executions · mercy killing · demises · obliteration · point of no return · final nail in the coffin · sword of Damocles
death blowsflesh wounds
Shallow bodily injuries
scratches · bruises · nicks · love taps · near misses
death blowslifelines
Vital sources of help
reprieves · warning shots · second chances · salvations · rescues
death blowskiss of life
Rescue breathing technique
healing touch · resuscitation · revival · breath of life · life support
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