informal

an event or action that causes something to fail or be spoiled.

Asking Jenny to cook is the kiss of death for any dinner party. (often + for)

• happy hunting ground
• happy medium
• hard-boiled
• hard cash
• Hard cheddar!
• Hard cheese!
• harden heart
• harden your heart
• hard feelings
• hard going
• Hard lines.
• hard-nosed
• hard nut
• hard nut to crack
• hard-on
• hard on heels
• hard on someone's heels
• hard on the heels of
• hard on the heels of something
• hard put to
• hard put to do something
• hard row to hoe
• hard sell
• hard stuff
• hard to swallow