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
Gottfrid-Swedish
Adeline['ædili:n]
Korinna-Ancient Greek
Bowden['bəudn]
HavenHAY-vənEnglish
Davida-English (Rare)