kiss good-bye

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.

Example Sentences

I didn't wait to kiss good-bye, but went overboard and broke for shore.

From Project Gutenberg

You join up with this here battalion, because when we leave for France we're going to kiss good-bye to them horses forever.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• abandon
• abdicate
• cede
• drop out
• forgo
• hand over
• quit
• renounce
• surrender
• vacate
• waive
• withdraw
• yield