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1 as close as a coffin
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2 coffin
['kofin]((American casket) a box for a dead body to be buried or cremated in: The coffin was placed in the grave.) caixão* * *cof.fin[k'ɔfin] n 1 caixão de defunto, ataúde, esquife. 2 coll navio inavegável. 3 Vet casco de cavalo. • vt 1 pôr em caixão ou esquife. 2 fig encerrar, fechar, guardar. a nail in (ou driven into) his coffin fig o que apressou a sua morte, o que o levou ao fracasso ou à sua destruição. as close as a coffin absolutamente discreto ou reservado.
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