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单词
kiss of death
释义
kiss of death
singular noun
If you say that a particular event is
the
kiss of death
for
something, you mean that it is certain to make them fail or be a disaster.
Trying to please an audience is the kiss of death for an artist.
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kiss of death
in British English
noun
an act or relationship that has fatal or disastrous consequences
Word origin
from Judas' kiss that betrayed Jesus in the garden of Gethsemane (Mark 14:44–45)
kiss of death
in American English
US
an action or quality, often seemingly helpful, which is actually harmful or ruinous
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give something or someone the once-over
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