kiss of death
kiss of death
noun
a fatal or destructive relationship or action: The support of the outlawed group was the kiss of death to the candidate.
Origin:
1945–50
1945–50
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| 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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Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
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Idioms & Phrases
kiss of death
An action or relationship that is ultimately ruinous. For example, Some regard a royal divorce as a kiss of death to the monarchy. This term alludes to the betrayal of Jesus by Judas Iscariot, who kissed him as a way of identifying him to the soldiers who came to arrest him (Matthew 26: 47-49). It dates only from about 1940 but was previously called a Judas kiss.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
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