kiss goodbye

kiss (someone or something) goodbye

1. To give someone a kiss when parting. Come kiss your mother goodbye 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 your brand new car goodbye, mister! After my horse lost in the final race, I kissed all the money I'd won that day at the track goodbye. You do realize that you'll be kissing all your benefits goodbye if you decide to work as a freelancer, right?
See also: goodbye, kiss
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

kiss goodbye

Informal To be forced to regard as lost, ruined, or hopeless: She can kiss her vacation plans goodbye.
See also: goodbye, kiss
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition.
See also:
  • kiss (someone or something) goodbye
  • kiss good-bye
  • kiss something goodbye
  • kiss something good-bye
  • kiss/say goodbye to something
  • kiss goodbye to (someone or something)
  • kiss goodbye to something
  • goodby
  • steal a kiss
  • blow (someone) a kiss
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Banks, a man never afraid to put his size nine in his mouth, can kiss goodbye to any hope of being guest of honour at a Scottish FA Cup final after claiming the Scots will never enjoy global success unless they team up with the other Home Nations.
"I think we can kiss goodbye to any hopes of an Indian summer."
TRIBUTE: Beyonce on show and, right from top, Aretha, Madonna, Cruise and Hanks KISS GOODBYE: Oprah gets a peck from Usher as Simon Cowell, Will Smith, Michael Jordan and Tom Cruise applaud
The La Liga side start level at 1-1 in the second leg, but Ziganda believes Gers can kiss goodbye to Europe because of their lack of tempo, uncertainty at the back and Barry Ferguson's suspension.
Prince Charles gave the Queen a kiss goodbye after her eight-day birthday cruise around Scotland's Western Isles and Prince Edward showed off two-year-old daughter Lady Louise, while Princess Eugenie looked on.
The result meant the 45-year-old plasterer had to kiss goodbye to his dream holiday.
LITTLE BOOTS is asking revellers at T in the Park to kiss goodbye to climate change.
The former Charlton player has already put down a pounds 3,000 deposit on a summer holiday to Dubai - but is ready to kiss goodbye to that cash.
If he wins the pounds 50,000 cash prize, he can kiss goodbye to his financial worries.
The former Charlton player has already put down a pounds 2,000 deposit on a summer holiday to Dubai - but is ready to kiss goodbye to that cash.
The banks are not going to kiss goodbye to pounds 9billion of profits.