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kiss good-bye
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Idioms and Phrases
Be forced to regard as lost, ruined, or hopeless, as in Now that both kids are sick, we'll have to kiss our vacation in Florida good-bye . This usage ironically alludes to a genuine good-bye kiss. [ Colloquial ; c. 1900] Also see kiss off , def. 2.Discover More
Example Sentences
I didn't wait to kiss good-bye, but went overboard and broke for shore.
You join up with this here battalion, because when we leave for France we're going to kiss good-bye to them horses forever.
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