the kiss of death



the kiss of death

  (informal)
an event or action that causes something to fail or be spoiled (often + for ) Asking Jenny to cook is the kiss of death for any dinner party.
See kiss arse, kiss goodbye to
See also: death, kiss, of

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Gulla-Ancient Scandinavian
Caroline['kæləlain]
Sarala-Tamil, Indian, Telugu, Kannada
DarrelDER-əl, DAR-əlEnglish
Elisheva-Hebrew
Donn[dɔn]