kiss of death | Idiomator

Meaning: Akisson thecheekthat signifies thedeathof the receiver, as delivered by a mob boss or one with such influence.; (informal,idiomatic)Something that may seem good andfavorablebut that actually bringsruinto hopes, plans, etc.The role in the soap opera wasthe kiss of deathfor Ann's career as a theatrical actress.2011,James D. Hornfischer, “26: Suicide”, inNeptune's Inferno: The U.S. Navy at Guadalcanal‎[1], New York:Bantam Books,→ISBN, retrieved17 December 2022, page256:Confronted with the savage defenses, many of the Japanese pilots flinched. Failure to hold formation was thekiss of death. As they reached the crucial moment of decision—push ahead and drop the torpedo, or lose nerve and turn away—most chose the latter. Turning, they lost airspeed and showed their bellies to the hungry Navy gunners, and that was it. The twenties and forties lit them like fuses. The five-inch guns "seemed to literally hammer them down," Captain Hoover of theHelenaremarked.

Examples:

EN: -Adolph Hitler, May 21, 1935 the World now knew, that a non- aggression pact With Hitler... ..Was the kiss of death.
ES: Iremos adherir a el Incondlclonalmente. El mundo ahora sabía que aquel Pacto de No Agreslón... de Hltler fue un beso de muerte.
EN: This young woman, said medical examiner Roland F. Stauffer, "May have been the victim of a... kiss of death." - Well, no.
ES: Esta joven, dijo el médico forense Roland Stauffer,... puede haber sido víctima del beso de la muerte.
EN: Like he says, it could be she was the victim of a kiss of death.
ES: Dijo que la chica podía haber sido víctima de un beso mortal.
EN: Dr. Roland F. Stauffer, the department's medical examiner, Said the attractive, young waitress was a victim of what he termed a kiss of death.
ES: El doctor Roland Stauffer, del departamento de medicina legal,... ha dicho que la joven y hermosa camarera fue víctima de lo que calificó como un beso mortal.
EN: On occasions they've even seen fit to describe the support of my newspapers as the "kiss of death".
ES: En ocasiones se han visto incluso tentados para describir el apoyo de mis periódicos como el " el beso de muerte ".
EN: The kiss of death.
ES: El beso de la muerte.
EN: Otherwise suspicion, the real kiss of death for love, seeps in.
ES: ..de otro modo, la desconfianza arruina todas las esperanzas.
EN: With all the gear I have to carry, distance is the kiss of death.
ES: con todas las marchas tengo que llevar, la distancia es el beso de la muerte.
EN: The Mafia ritual known as the kiss of death.
ES: El ritual mafioso conocido como el beso de la muerte.
EN: Is that the kiss of death?
ES: ¿Es ese el beso de la muerte?
EN: That's the kiss of death.
ES: Ese es el beso de la muerte.
EN: It was like the kiss of death.
ES: Fue como el beso de la muerte
EN: He certainty does know how to put the kiss of death on a party.
ES: Él sabe bien cómo dar el tiro de gracia a cualquier velada
EN: A single, sweet kiss of death.
ES: Un solo y dulce beso hasta morir.
EN: The kiss of death, dear.
ES: Los dos ya están casados. No te preocupes.

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