deal a mortal blow (to something)

deal a mortal blow (to something)
strike/deal/a mortal blow (to something) phrase
to completely destroy something

This could deal a mortal blow to his credibility.

Thesaurus: to destroy or severely damage somethingsynonym
Main entry: mortal

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