kiss (someone or something) 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 something good-bye
to anticipate or experience the loss of something. If you leave your camera on a park bench, you can kiss it good-bye. You kissed your wallet good-bye when you left it in the store.
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McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
kiss good-bye
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.
See also: kiss
The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
kiss something goodbye (or kiss goodbye to something)
accept the certain loss of something. informalSee also: goodbye, kiss, something
Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary
kiss something good-bye
tv. to face and accept the loss of something. Well, you can kiss that 100 bucks good-bye.
See also: kiss, something
McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions
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.
- kiss 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 a kiss