词汇 | sound the death knell for something |
释义 | Idiom sound the death knell for somethingsound the death knell for (something) to cause something to end.Everyone likes e-mail, but it hasn't sounded the death knell for snail mail quite yet. Etymology: based on the literal meaning of sound the death knell (= to ring a church bell slowly to announce a person's death) |
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