介绍:
1) Kiss of Death
-Jessica's date was going great. But was given the kiss of death when he mentioned he enjoyed dressing as a woman
-Craig was by and large happy with his job. But he was given the kiss of death when he was told to leave his girlfriend in order to focus on work
-Gloria loved taking care of the puppy that wandered into her house. But she was given the kiss of death when she found out the dog peed everywhere
Definition: Deal breaker in a situation
Etymology: From the kiss by which Judas betrayed Jesus
2) Wheeler dealer
-Mr. Redknapp is a great wheeler-dealer in trying to avoid taxes
-Harry is a wheeler-dealer in securing bribes to get his products selected over others
-The senator was a wheeler-dealer in discrediting his political opponents.
Definition: A scheming person
Etymology: the origin was the motor trade, largely because it made an rhyming catchphrase. Advertisers in the 1930s offered "wheel deals", good prices on cars, and later expanded the expression into a verb, as this early example shows:
3) Straight for the jugular
-Senator Warren went straight for the jugular and criticized her opponents biggest flaw
-Stacey went for the jugular and mocked her colleagues stuttering
-Gordon's terrible girlfriend went straight for the jugular and criticized his mother for teaching him manners.
Definition: to attack fiercely in order to have no doubt about winning
Etymology: idea that an animal often kills another animal by biting the jugular vein (tube that carries blood) in the neck, causing the animal to bleed to death quickly
