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kiss off

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kiss someone or something off
Fig. to dismiss someone or something lightly; to abandon or write off someone or something. I kissed off about $200 on that last deal. They kissed me off and that was the end of that job.
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kiss someone off

Sl. to kill someone. Max kissed Lefty off with a small gun he carried in his boot. He kissed off Lefty with a small gun.
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kiss off 

1. Sl. to die. The cat is going to have to kiss off one of these days soon. The cat kissed off after eighteen years of joy and devotion.
2. Sl. death. (Usually kiss-off.) When the time comes for the kiss-off, I hope I'm asleep. The kiss-off came wrapped in lead, and it was instant.
3. Sl. the dismissal of someone or something. (Usually kiss-off.) The kiss-off was when I lost the Wilson contract. Pete got the kiss-off and is now looking for a new job.
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kiss off
go away She finally decided to tell her boss to kiss off.
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kiss off somebody/something (slang) also kiss somebody/something off

to get rid of someone or something The company plans to kiss off three thousand employees next month. If you raise prices, you'll just be kissing your customers off.
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They had seen the KISS OFF results on Tuesday night's 11 o'clock news and they wanted 'sweet breath'.
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