息の根

いきのね【息の根】

¶ → 息の根を止める

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いきのね【息の根】

life.

●息の根が止まる[絶たれる] 〔死ぬ〕 be killed; 〔再起不能になる〕 be put out of action; be [get] devastated 《by an attack》.

●息の根の続く限り to one's last breath; as long as one lives; to the last drop of one's blood; to the last.

●息の根を止める[絶つ] 〔殺す〕 kill; 〔再起不能にする〕 terminate; knock out; put out of action

・今度こそライバル会社の息の根を止めてやる. This time we'll wipe out the competition [put paid to the rival company] (once and for all).