English Explanatory Dictionary

drive a stake through its heart

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. get rid of, destroy permanently or stop talking about

Word forms

drive a stake through its heart drives a stake through its heart driving a stake through its heart drove a stake through its heart driven a stake through its heart

Etymology

Refers to a common way of killing vampires in fiction.

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