kiss of death
成語所屬單字death
kiss of death — 慣用語
1. an action or event that seems helpful but is certain to cause failure or ruin in
1.慣用語
釋義
看似有利卻註定導致失敗的事物；致命關聯
an action or event that seems helpful but is certain to cause failure or ruin in the end
例句
Being praised by that unpopular critic was the kiss of death for the new restaurant — suddenly nobody wanted to eat there.
When a big technology company buys a small start-up, it is often the kiss of death for the creative culture that made the start-up successful.