| 单词 | kiss of death |
| 释义 | kiss of deathSEE SYNONYMS FOR kiss of death ON THESAURUS.COM nouna fatal or destructive relationship or action: The support of the outlawed group was the kiss of death to the candidate. Origin of kiss of deathFirst recorded in 1945–50 Words nearby kiss of deathKissinger, Henry, kissing gate, kissing gourami, kissing kin, kissingly, kiss of death, kiss-off, kiss of life, kiss of peace, kisspeptin, kissy Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for kiss of deathkiss of death nounan act or relationship that has fatal or disastrous consequences Word Origin for kiss of deathfrom Judas' kiss that betrayed Jesus in the garden of Gethsemane (Mark 14:44–45) Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Idioms and Phrases with kiss of deathkiss 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® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. |
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