KISS OF DEATH

Meaning of KISS OF DEATH in English

a fatal or destructive relationship or action: The support of the outlawed group was the kiss of death to the candidate.

[ 1945-50 ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary. Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House . 2012

KISS OF DEATH — Etymology: from the kiss with which Judas betrayed Jesus (Mark 14:44-46) Date: 1943 something (as an act or association) ultimately …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
KISS OF DEATH — Etymology: so called from the betraying kiss with which Judas pointed out Jesus in the garden of Gethsemane (Mark 14: …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
KISS OF DEATH — Etymology: from the kiss with which Judas betrayed Jesus (Mark 14:44-46) Date: 1943 : something (as an act or association) …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
KISS OF DEATH — Etymology: from the kiss with which Judas betrayed Jesus (Mk 14:44-46) Date: 1943 : something (as an act or association) …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
KISS OF DEATH — an action that ensures failure, especially when apparently benign. → kiss
Concise Oxford English vocab
KISS OF DEATH — [kiss of death] [fr. the kiss with which Judas betrayed Jesus (Mk 14:44-46)] (1943): something (as an act or association) …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
KISS OF DEATH — If you say that a particular event is the kiss of death for something, you mean that it is certain …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
KISS OF DEATH — If you say that a particular event is the ~ for something, you mean that it is certain to make …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
KISS OF DEATH — an action that results in failure or loss His TV speech was a disaster - the kiss of death for …
English Idioms vocab
KISS OF DEATH — an action that results in failure or loss His TV speech was a disaster - the kiss of death for …
English Idioms vocabulary
KISS OF DEATH — последний, смертельный удар - to give a * доконать, угробить (американизм) (политика) поддержка, которая может только повредить
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
KISS OF DEATH — Поцелуй смерти
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
KISS OF DEATH — Kiss of Death
Русско-Американский Английский словарь
KISS OF DEATH — 1> последний, смертельный удар to give a kiss of death - доконать, угробить 2> амер. полит. поддержка, которая может только …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
KISS OF DEATH — (нейтральное или благоприятное с виду событие или действие, которое приводит к катастрофическим последствиям, окончательному краху) последний удар
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
KISS OF DEATH — 1) последний, смертельный удар to give a ~ - доконать, угробить 2) амер. полит. поддержка, которая может только повредить
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
KISS OF DEATH — 1) последний, смертельный удар to give a kiss of death - доконать, угробить 2> амер. полит. поддержка, которая может только …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
KISS OF DEATH — ( нейтральное или благоприятное с виду событие или действие, которое приводит к катастрофическим последствиям, окончательному краху ) последний удар
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
KISS OF DEATH — (нейтральное или благоприятное с виду событие или действие, которое приводит к катастрофическим последствиям, окончательному краху) последний удар
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
KISS OF DEATH — "поцелуй смерти" 1) см Mafia kiss 2) полит нежелательная поддержка, которая приводит к поражению. Фраза введена в политический лексикон Элом Смитом [Smith, …
KISS OF DEATH — "поцелуй смерти" 1)см. Mafia kiss 2) полит. нежелательная поддержка, которая приводит к поражению. Фраза введена в политический лексикон Элом Смитом …
KISS OF DEATH — 1) "поцелуй смерти"; политическая поддержка, которая может только навредить; 2) смертельный удар.
Англо-Русский социологический энциклопедический словарь
KISS OF DEATH — последний, смертельный удар - to give a * доконать, угробить (американизм) (политика) поддержка, которая может только повредить
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
DEATH — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) Bataan Death March Black Death brain death death penalty dance of death Death Valley …
Английский словарь Британика
KISS
Webster's New International English Dictionary
DEATH — ˈdeth noun ( plural deaths -ths sometimes -thz) Etymology: Middle English deeth, deth, from Old English dēath; akin to Old …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
KISS — (v.) A salutation with the lips, as a token of affection, respect, etc.; as, a parting kiss; a kiss of …
Английский словарь Webster
KISS — ( v. ) A salutation with the lips, as a token of affection, respect, etc.; as, a parting kiss; a …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
KISS
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
DEATH — /deth/ , n. 1. the act of dying; the end of life; the total and permanent cessation of all the …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
KISS
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
DEATH — noun Etymology: Middle English deeth, from Old English dēath; akin to Old Norse dauthi death, deyja to die — more …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
KISS — v a small piece of confectionery. 2. kiss ·vt to touch gently, as if fondly or caressingly. 3. kiss ·vi …
Webster English vocab
DEATH — vi danger of death. 2. death ·vi cause of loss of life. 3. death ·vi loss of spiritual life. 4. …
Webster English vocab
KISS
Merriam-Webster English vocab
DEATH — [death] n [ME deeth, fr. OE death; akin to ON dauthi death, deyja to die--more at die] (bef. 12c) 1: …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
KISS — a touch or caress of the lips upon the lips, cheek, hand, or feet of another to signify affection, greeting, …
Britannica English vocabulary
DEATH
Britannica English vocabulary
KISS — kiss BrE AmE kɪs ▷ kissed kɪst ▷ kisses ˈkɪs ɪz -əz ▷ kissing ˈkɪs ɪŋ ▶ ˈ kissing bug …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
DEATH — death BrE AmE deθ ▷ deaths deθs ▶ ˈ death camp BrE AmE ▶ ˈ death cell BrE AmE ▶ …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
KISS
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
DEATH — / deθ; NAmE / noun 1. [ C ] the fact of sb dying or being killed : a sudden …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
KISS
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
DEATH — death S1 W1 /deθ/ BrE AmE noun [ Word Family: noun : ↑ dead , ↑ death , deadliness; adjective …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
KISS
Английский основной разговорный словарь
DEATH — n. 1 the final cessation of vital functions in an organism; the ending of life. 2 the event that terminates …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
KISS
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
DEATH — n. 1 the final cessation of vital functions in an organism; the ending of life. 2 the event that terminates …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
KISS
Oxford English vocab
DEATH — n.1 the final cessation of vital functions in an organism; the ending of life. 2 the event that terminates life. …
Oxford English vocab
KISS — ( kisses, kissing, kissed) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. If you …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
DEATH — ( deaths) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. Death is the permanent …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
KISS — I. verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES air kiss chaste kiss ▪ a chaste kiss on the cheek French kiss give …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
DEATH
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
KISS — [noun] [C]Give your granny a kiss and say goodnight.She gave him a long lingering kiss on the lips.To blow someone …
Cambridge English vocab
DEATH — [noun] - the end of life She lived here for four years before her death. [C]Their sudden deaths in a …
Cambridge English vocab
DEATH — n. programmed cell death Bataan Death March Black Death brain death death penalty dance of death Death Valley near death …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
DEATH — Synonyms and related words : Azrael, Black Death, Death, Grim Reaper, Pale Death, Reaper, Z, angel of death, annihilation, apodosis, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
KISS — I. noun ADJECTIVE ▪ brief , quick , swift ▪ lingering , long , slow ▪ She leaned forward and …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
KISS
Longman Activator English vocab
DEATH — See ↑ DIE 6 ◆◆◆ • ↑ be a matter of life and death/be a matter of life or death …
Longman Activator English vocab
KISS — n. 25B6; verb he kissed her on the lips : give a kiss to, brush one's lips against, blow a …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
KISS — v. 1 osculate, peck, Colloq smack, smooch, neck, Old-fashioned spoon, canoodle I kissed her on the cheek A young couple …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
KISS
Smith's Bible English Dictionary

Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary

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