kiss of death vs sorrow

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. 

sorrow

noun
  • unhappiness, woe 

  • (usually in plural) An instance or cause of unhappiness. 

verb
  • To feel grief over; to mourn, regret. 

  • To feel or express grief. 

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