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 … Useful english dictionary
strike 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 … Useful english dictionary
mortal — mor|tal1 [ mɔrtl ] adjective * 1. ) human and not able to live for ever: His heart attack made him realize that he is mortal. a ) mortal remains a dead body ─ opposite IMMORTAL 2. ) serious enough to cause death: a mortal wound/blow/injury a )… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
mortal — I UK [ˈmɔː(r)t(ə)l] / US [ˈmɔrt(ə)l] adjective * 1) human and not able to live for ever His heart attack made him realize that he is mortal. 2) a) serious enough to cause death a mortal wound/blow/injury b) likely to end with someone s death… … English dictionary
blow — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 hard knock that hits sb/sth ADJECTIVE ▪ hard, heavy, nasty, painful, powerful, severe, sharp, stinging, violent … Collocations dictionary
blow — blow1 W3S2 [bləu US blou] v past tense blew [blu:] past participle blown [ US bloun] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(wind moving)¦ 2¦(wind moving something)¦ 3¦(air from your mouth)¦ 4¦(make a noise)¦ 5¦(violence)¦ 6¦(lose an opportunity)¦ 7¦(waste money)¦ … Dictionary of contemporary English
Mortal Kombat: Legacy — Genre Action/Martial arts Created by Ed Boon John Tobias Developed by Kevin Tancharoen Written by Kevin Tancharoen Todd Helbing Aaron Helbing … Wikipedia
blow — I n. 1) to deal, deliver, strike a blow (he dealt us a severe blow) 2) to heap, rain blows on smb. 3) to come to blows; to exchange blows 4) to take a blow (the boxer took several blows to the head) 5) to cushion; deflect, parry, ward off; dodge… … Combinatory dictionary
Mortal Kombat (video game) — MK1 redirects here. For the UK postal district, see MK postcode area. For the first game in the Mario Kart series, see Super Mario Kart. This article is about the original Mortal Kombat game. For the 2011 video game, see Mortal Kombat (2011 video … Wikipedia
Mortal Kombat — For other uses, see Mortal Kombat (disambiguation). Mortal Kombat The dragon logo of Mortal Kombat Genres Fighting … Wikipedia
Albert Antébi — Albert Abraham Antébi (1873 1919) was born in Damascus, the scion of an old Jewish family. His grandfather had been one of the victims of the infamous Blood Libel associated with the Damascus Affair. After graduating as an engineer at the Paris… … Wikipedia