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kiss of death

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kiss of death
n.
Something that is ultimately ruinous, destructive, or fatal: "Divorce was once a political kiss of death" (Ellen Goodman).
[From the kiss by which Judas betrayed Jesus (Mark 14:44-46).]
kiss of death
n
an act or relationship that has fatal or disastrous consequences
[from Judas' kiss that betrayed Jesus in the garden of Gethsemane (Mark 14:44-45)]
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Noun1.kiss of death - something that is ruinous; "if this were known it would be the kiss of death for my political career"
calamity, catastrophe, tragedy, disaster, cataclysm - an event resulting in great loss and misfortune; "the whole city was affected by the irremediable calamity"; "the earthquake was a disaster"
Translations
kiss of death n (fam) the kiss of death → il colpo di grazia
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Byline: G Davis George HAVING read your article about the gritty job of spreading a mountain of salt, I was dismayed at the realisation that all of our fresh water amphibian life in our ponds, wetlands, ditches, etc will soon be given the kiss of death by councils eager to maintain roads fit for driving.
Letter: Straight to the point by South Wales Echo (Cardiff, Wales)
Byline: BY STEVE HENDRY The BBC's new one-off thriller Kiss Of Death marks a change in direction for two of its stars.
TV preview: Stars get their Death wish; PICK OF THE WEEK KISS OF ... by Sunday Mail (Glasgow, Scotland)
But now she's returned to our shores to star in the oneoff crime drama Kiss Of Death.
Game of murder by Sunday Mercury (Birmingham, England)
 
 
 
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