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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 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) 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: kiss How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Mom was never one to drag out endings or mince goodbys. During all the goodbys, I couldn't help thinking that a lot of bishops must be wondering whether this was worth the effort and money. |
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