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Something that is a precursor to failure, that will lead to
future failure.
Even a hint by Greenspan that interest rates may rise is like a kiss of death to the stock market. From the fabled Mafia practice. A kiss from the Don meant curtains (death) for the receiver.
kiss of death What does kiss of death mean?
an act that puts an end to someone or something
When the girl learned that I knew her teacher, it was the kiss of death. She didn't want to talk to me anymore.
kiss of death What does kiss of death mean?
an act that puts an end to someone or something
It was the kiss of death for the conversation with the teacher when the student learned that the teacher knew her father.