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
Zakkai-Biblical Hebrew
Wystan-English (Rare)
Mcdowell[mək'dauəl]
Ansovald-Ancient Germanic
Muratmoo-RAHTTurkish
Albertine-French