单词 | kiss-off |
释义 | kiss-off[ kis-awf, -of ] / ˈkɪsˌɔf, -ˌɒf / SEE SYNONYMS FOR kiss-off ON THESAURUS.COM nounSlang. an act or instance of dismissing a person or thing: The company is about to give you the kiss-off, so you'd better start looking for another job. Billiards, Pool. kiss (def. 12). Origin of kiss-offFirst recorded in 1930–35; noun use of verb phrase kiss off Words nearby kiss-offkissing gate, kissing gourami, kissing kin, kissingly, kiss of death, kiss-off, kiss of life, kiss of peace, kisspeptin, kissy, kissy-face Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for kiss-offkiss off / slang, mainly US and Canadian / verb(tr, adverb) to ignore or dismiss rudely and abruptly noun kiss-offa rude and abrupt dismissal 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-offkiss off Dismiss or reject, as in He kissed off their offer. This usage alludes to kissing something goodbye [Slang; c. 1900] Be forced to give up or regard as lost, as in You can kiss off that promotion. [Slang; late 1940s] Get out, go away, as in She told the reporters to kiss off. [Slang; early 1990s] 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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