とどめを刺す

Japanese

For pronunciation and definitions of とどめを刺す – see the following entry.
【止とどめを刺さす】
[verb] finish off, deliver the final blow (so to ensure (something) is dead)
[verb] (idiomatic) deliver the final blow (so to ensure (someone or something) to have no hope for recovery)
[verb] (idiomatic) ～に止めを刺す: to be the best for
[verb] (idiomatic) to clearly explain (so to avoid problems that could happen later on)
(This term, とどめを刺す, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)
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