kiss (redirected from kisses up)

(Do) you eat with that mouth? and (Do) you kiss your momma with that mouth?

Sl. Do you actually eat with the mouth you use to talk that filth?; Do you actually use that filthy mouth to kiss your mother? (A phrase said to someone who talks dirty all the time.) That's a lot of foul talk. Do you eat with that mouth? After the suspect finished swearing at him, the police officer said, "Do you kiss your momma with that mouth?"

See also: eat

blow someone a kiss

to pantomine the sending of a kiss to a person visible nearby by kissing one's hand and "blowing" the kiss off the hand toward the person. As she boarded the train she blew him a kiss, and he waved back.

See also: blow

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.

kiss someone's ass

Sl. to fawn over someone; to flatter and curry favor with someone. (Potentially offensive. Use ass with discretion.) What does he expect me to do? Kiss his ass? I won't kiss your ass for anything.

See also: ass

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.

kiss someone on something

to kiss someone on a particular place. He kissed her right on the tip of her nose. She was kissed on the tip of her nose.

kiss something away (from something)

to kiss something and make something bad go away, such as tears, grief, pain, etc. She kissed the tears of pain and disappointment away from her son's face. She kissed away his tears. She kissed the tears away.

See also: away

kiss something good-bye

to anticipate or experience the loss of something. If you leave your camera on a park bench, you can kiss it good-bye. You kissed your wallet good-bye when you left it in the store.

kiss and make up 

1. Lit. [for two people who have been arguing] to kiss each other and apologize. John apologized to his wife for disagreeing with her, and they finally kissed and made up.

2. Fig. to forgive someone and be friends again. They were very angry, but in the end they kissed and made up. I'm sorry. Let's kiss and make up.

See also: and, make, up

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.

kiss the dust

Sl. to fall to the earth, because of death or because of being struck. I'll see that you kiss the dust before sunset, cowboy! You'll kiss the dust before I will, Sheriff.

See also: dust

kiss up to someone

Sl. to flatter someone; to curry favor with someone. Edgar is in kissing up to the boss again. Stop kissing up to me.

See also: up

kissing cousins

relatives who know one another well enough to kiss when they meet. Joe and I are kissing cousins, though we ain't seen one another since we was kids. Technically, we're second cousins once removed, but I just say we're kissing cousins.

See also: cousin

sealed with a kiss and SWAK

written and sent with love and care. (The initialism is sometimes written on love letters. Also an acronym.) All her letters come SWAK. I know they are sealed with a kiss, because she says so.

See also: seal

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a kissing cousin  (old-fashioned)

someone you are related to but not very closely I didn't realize she knew Tony, but in fact, they're kissing cousins.

See also: cousin

give somebody the kiss of life  (British & Australian)

to help someone who has stopped breathing to breathe again by blowing into their mouth and pressing their chest A doctor who had witnessed the accident gave the victim the kiss of life but failed to revive him.

See also: give, life

kiss (somebody's) ass  (American very informal)

to try too hard to please someone and to agree with everything they say, in a way which other people find unpleasant If you want promotion around here, you're going to have to kiss ass. (American taboo!)

See also: ass

kiss and make up  (humorous)

if two people kiss and make up, they stop being angry with each other and become friendly again Ian and I used to fight a lot, but we always kissed and made up afterwards.

See also: and, make, up

kiss and tell

to talk on television, in a newspaper etc. about a sexual relationship you have had with a famous person, especially in order to get a lot of money The singer's ex-girlfriend was paid £20,000 by a tabloid newspaper to kiss and tell.

See also: and, tell

Kiss my arse!  (British & Australian taboo!) also Kiss my ass! (American & Australian Taboo)

something that you say in order to tell someone that you will not do what they want you to He asked for money, and I told him he could kiss my arse.

kiss/lick somebody's arse  (taboo!)

to try too hard to please someone and to agree with everything they say, in a way which other people find unpleasant I'm not interested in promotion if you have to lick the boss's arse to get it. (taboo!)

See also: arse

kiss/say/wave goodbye to something

if you say goodbye to something, you accept that you will not have it any more or that you will not get it You can say goodbye to your £10. Tom never repays his debts.

See also: goodbye

the kiss of death  (informal)

an event or action that causes something to fail or be spoiled (often + for ) Asking Jenny to cook is the kiss of death for any dinner party.

See kiss arse, kiss goodbye to

See also: death

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you can kiss something goodbye also you can say goodbye to something

you will not get something back If you don't close your purse, you can kiss that money goodbye. If we allow these regulations to become law, you can kiss sidewalk food carts goodbye. You can say goodbye to your job if we don't get that contract.

Etymology: based on the literal meaning of kiss someone goodbye (to press your lips against someone else's when you are leaving them)

See also: can, goodbye

kiss (somebody's) ass (rude)

to praise someone more than is reasonable I usually have to kiss ass just to get these musicians to show up.

Usage notes: usually said about praise intended to make someone like you or do something you want

See also: ass

kiss something goodbye also kiss goodbye something

1. to lose something If you lend him money, you should just kiss it goodbye.

2. to end something We began to argue all the time, so I kissed another relationship goodbye. You can kiss goodbye any hopes you had of winning the lottery.

See also: goodbye

kiss and make up

to become friendly again after arguing Why can't we kiss and make up? I don't want us to be angry.

See also: and, make, up

kiss and tell

to publicly discuss private information about someone you know well She doesn't kiss and tell, not even in her new memoir.

Usage notes: often said about published information about someone famous

See also: and, tell

kiss off

go away She finally decided to tell her boss to kiss off.

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.