bid adieu

bid (someone or something) adieu

1. To say goodbye to someone. "Adieu" is a French valediction that literally means "to God." Unfortunately, I've got a train to catch, so I must bid you all adieu now. It was hard bidding college adieu, but I knew deep down that it was time to move on.
2. To part with something, such as a possession. It's time for you to bid these ratty old t-shirts adieu. Bid your phone adieu, because I'm confiscating it.
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Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

bid adieu

Say goodbye, take leave of, as in It's beyond my bedtime, so I bid you all adieu, or I'll be glad to bid adieu to these crutches. French for "goodbye," adieu literally means "to God" and was part of à dieu vous commant, "I commend you to God." Adopted into English in the 1300s, it was first recorded in Chaucer's Troilus and Cressida (c. 1385). Today it is considered quite formal, although it also is used humorously.
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The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.

bid adieu

Say good-bye. This formulaic farewell uses the French adieu, meaning “to God,” and has done so since Chaucer’s time. It is now considered rather formal, although it also is used humorously. In fact, humorist Charles Farrar Browne, under the pen name Artemus Ward, joked about it back in 1862: “I now bid you a welcome adoo” (Artemus Ward: His Book. The Shakers).
See also: adieu, bid
The Dictionary of Clichés by Christine Ammer
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References in classic literature
Marianne, few as had been her hours of comfort in London, and eager as she had long been to quit it, could not, when it came to the point, bid adieu to the house in which she had for the last time enjoyed those hopes, and that confidence, in Willoughby, which were now extinguished for ever, without great pain.
Sense and Sensibility
"Oh, my mother!" exclaimed Albert, so overcome he could scarcely speak; "it is not the same with you and me -- you cannot have made the same resolution I have, for I have come to warn you that I bid adieu to your house, and -- and to you."
Count of Monte Cristo
Not knowing what active course to take, they remained under arms all night, without closing an eye, and at the very first peep of dawn, when objects were yet scarce visible, everything was hastily embarked, and, without seeking to recover the stolen effects, they pushed off from shore, "glad to bid adieu," as they said, "to this abominable nest of miscreants."
Astoria or Anecdotes of an enterprise beyond the Rocky Mountain
I may say that it was with no regret that we bid adieu to Tigerland, as we rechristened the ancient Devon, and, beating out into the Channel, turned the launch's nose southeast, to round Bolt Head and continue up the coast toward the Strait of Dover and the North Sea.
The Lost Continent
The dwarf glanced sarcastically at his brazen friend, and, with a short dry cough, turned upon his heel to bid adieu to Miss Sally.
The Old Curiosity Shop
For as the swift monster drags you deeper and deeper into the frantic shoal, you bid adieu to circumspect life and only exist in a delirious throb.
Moby Dick LXVIII CXXXIV
KARACHI -- Pakistan batting star Babar Azam bid adieu after a memorable run at the Somerset club as the club ended their run at the Vitality Blast 2019.
Babar Azam ends memorable run for Somerset
Washington D.C [USA], Aug 31 (ANI): American pop singer Britney Spears bid adieu to her long tresses and opted for a more subdued look for a recent date with her boyfriend Sam Asghari.
Britney Spears chops long blond tresses; sports new look for date night
Minister for Religious Affairs Noor-ul-Haq Qadari, Minister for Aviation Ghulam Sarwar Khan, Saudi Ambassador to Pakistan Nawaf Saeed Ahmad Al-Malki bid adieu to the passengers.
Fist flight carrying 350 intending pilgrims leaves for Madina Munawwarra
Bid Adieu can save the best until last at Chepstow.
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The WCAS group returned to the college at around 4.50pm where everyone bid adieu to each other and proceeded towards their homes.
WCAS ORGANISES STAFF PICNIC BEFORE COMMENCEMENT OF NEW SEMESTER
Defence Minister Khurram Dastagir, MNA Ejaz ul Haq, Commander Northern Air Command Air Vice Marshal Sarfraz Khan and Base Commander Air Commodore Mujahid Hussain were present to bid adieu to King Abdullah II.
Jordan's King Abdullah II concludes two-day visit
M2 EQUITYBITES-December 27, 2017-Customers, employees bid adieu to Queen of the Skies
Customers, employees bid adieu to Queen of the Skies
Bid adieu to 2017 and welcome the New Year with a gastronomic celebration at Flavours.
Cherish That Festive Feelin' at Hawthorn Suites by Wyndham JBR
And as Pumaren and the Red Warriors prepare to bid adieu to their season, he can't help but have a soft spot for his burly forward Pasaol.
Pumaren thinks also-ran UE 'could've done more'