kiss of death vs pain in the neck

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. 

pain in the neck

noun
  • Someone or something which is annoying, irritating or inconvenient. 

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