the kiss-off

the kiss-off

slang
1. Death. My grandmother always says she hopes that she makes it to the old country before the big kiss-off.
2. An act of dismissing, rejecting, or abandoning something, often with contempt or without much tact or consideration. I tried to apply for a job there but I got the kiss-off from the hiring manager.
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
See also:
  • appear to
  • a change of heart
  • a mystery to (one)
  • be badly off
  • a plain Jane
  • a turn of phrase
  • able to do
  • able to do it
  • big bucks
  • (the) big bucks