goodbye

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: kiss, say, wave

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kiss something goodbye

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: kiss

you can kiss something goodbye

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, kiss