kiss of death

kiss of death
noun
something that is ruinous
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if this were known it would be the kiss of death for my political career

• Hypernyms: ↑calamity, ↑catastrophe, ↑disaster, ↑tragedy, ↑cataclysm

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Etymology: so called from the betraying kiss with which Judas pointed out Jesus in the garden of Gethsemane (Mark 14: 44-45)
: an act or association ultimately causing ruin

track bucks baseball but this need not be the automatic kiss of death — Tommy O'Brien

for an American to offer … friendship meant the kiss of death — for the Russian — Gouverneur Paulding

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a fatal or destructive relationship or action: The support of the outlawed group was the kiss of death to the candidate.
[1945-50]

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kiss of death noun (informal)
Something that causes failure, destruction, etc
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Main Entry: ↑kiss

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kiss of death UK US noun [singular]
something that causes something else to fail or to be unsuccessful
Thesaurus: miscellaneous bad thingshyponym disappointmentssynonym

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kiss of death,
a seemingly friendly act that leads to betrayal or misfortune.

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an action or event that causes certain failure for an enterprise

it would be the kiss of death for the company if it could be proved that the food was unsafe

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noun [singular]
: something that causes something to fail or be ruined
— usually used with the

Bad reviews can be the kiss of death for a new movie.


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  • Kiss Of Death — (musique) Pour les articles homonymes, voir Kiss of Death. Kiss of Death Album par Motörhead Sortie 29 août 2006 Enregistrement …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Kiss of Death — Поцелуй смерти  американский фильм 1947 года Поцелуй смерти  американский фильм 1995 года Kiss of Death  альбом рок группы Motörhead …   Википедия

  • kiss of death — The kiss of death is an action that means failure or ruin for someone, a scheme, a plan, etc …   The small dictionary of idiomes

  • kiss of death — ► kiss of death an action that ensures the failure of an enterprise. Main Entry: ↑kiss …   English terms dictionary

  • kiss of death — noun singular something that causes something to fail or to be unsuccessful …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • kiss of death — kiss′ of death′ n. a relationship or action that makes failure or ruin inevitable • Etymology: 1945–50 …   From formal English to slang

  • kiss of death — ☆ kiss of death n. an action or quality, often seemingly helpful, which is actually harmful or ruinous …   English World dictionary

  • Kiss of Death — Filmdaten Deutscher Titel Kiss of Death Produktionsland Vereinigte Staaten …   Deutsch Wikipedia

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