kiss of death vs misery

kiss of death

noun
  • Something that may seem good and favourable but that actually brings ruin to hopes, plans, etc. 

  • A kiss on the cheek that signifies the death of the receiver, as delivered by a mob boss or one with such influence. 

misery

noun
  • Cause of misery; calamity; misfortune. 

  • A bodily ache or pain. 

  • Great unhappiness; extreme pain of body or mind; wretchedness; distress; woe. 

  • poverty. 

How often have the words kiss of death and misery occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )