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say goodbye to (someone or something)

1. Literally, to say "goodbye" to someone when parting. Say goodbye to your mother before you leave!
2. To lose or end something, especially suddenly; to be forced to accept such a loss or end. You were caught drinking on school property? Well, you can say goodbye to your brand new car, mister! After the final horse lost its race, I said goodbye to all the money I'd won that day at the track. You do realize that you'll be saying goodbye to all the benefits the company has to offer if you decide to work as a freelancer?
See also: goodbye, say

wave goodbye to (someone or something)

1. Literally, to wave to someone when parting. Wave goodbye to your friends, sweetie. They're at the window.
2. To lose or end something, especially suddenly; to be forced to accept such a loss or end. You were caught drinking on school property? Well, you can wave goodbye to your brand new car, mister! After the final horse lost its race, I waved goodbye to all the money I'd won that day at the track. You do realize that you'll be waving goodbye to all the health insurance benefits the company has to offer if you decide to work as a freelancer?
See also: goodbye, wave

kiss goodbye to (someone or something)

1. Literally, to give one a kiss when parting. Hold up, come kiss goodbye to your mother before you leave!
2. To lose or end something, especially suddenly; to be forced to accept such a loss or end. You were caught drinking on school property? Well, you can kiss goodbye to your brand new car, mister! After my horse lost the final race, I kissed goodbye to all the money I'd won that day at the track. You do realize that you'll be kissing goodbye to all the benefits the company has to offer if you decide to work as a freelancer?
See also: goodbye, kiss
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Birmingham-born Dr Goodby, who has lived in Swansea for 18 years, believes Dylan's wanderings and bohemian antics may also be behind the apparent lack of academic interest.
It's about time Dylan Thomas was treated as a serious poet; EXPERT ACCUSES ACADEMIA OF IGNORING WELSH ICON
In the director's unpublished autobiography, written in 1957, which Prof Goodby has recently had translated, Mr Golestan tells of an encounter with 36-year-old Thomas at the company's refinery in Abadan, where he was working as an administrator.
Lost DylanThomas film script could be in Iranian archives
The poem has been published in poetry magazine Nation Review and will be re-published in an anthology edited by Prof Goodby in May.
Lost Dylan Thomas poem unveiled
I had never come across the poem before," said Prof Goodby.
Dylan's lost verse aired
NO 1512 of 2006 RE: DANIEL SIMON LINZ Who at the date of the bankruptcy order 23/6/2006, a Retail Manager, resided at Flat 44, Pitmaston Court East, Goodby Road, Moseley, Birmingham B13 8RL.
IN BANKRUPTCY
Son of Abdul Sattar Edhi, Faisal Edhi was present at the station to say them goodby.
Indian fishermen left Karachi for onward journey to their homes
Dylan Thomas expert Prof John Goodby of Swansea university has described the impromptu ditty as "no masterpiece" but a very rare, exciting and "pretty valuable" find.
Dylan Thomas ode to a London pub to be published for the first time
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Budget was main topic of meeting
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