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
Gianmariajahn-mah-REE-ahItalian
Godehard-Ancient Germanic
SharylSHER-əlEnglish
Iudocus-Ancient Celtic (Latinized)
Gulistan-Kurdish
Christoforos-Greek