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
Yi-Chinese
Abd Al-Rashid-Arabic
Jozefienyo-zə-FEENDutch
Byelobog-Slavic Mythology
Ackerly['ækəli]
Constantia-Late Roman