kiss something goodbye

US /kɪs ˈsʌmθɪŋ ˌɡʊdˈbaɪ/
UK /kɪs ˈsʌmθɪŋ ˌɡʊdˈbaɪ/
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Lebewohl sagen, abschreiben

to accept that you will lose something or that something will fail

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If you don't study, you can kiss your good grades goodbye.
Wenn du nicht lernst, kannst du deinen guten Noten Lebewohl sagen.
After the company went bankrupt, we had to kiss our investments goodbye.
Nachdem das Unternehmen bankrott ging, mussten wir unsere Investitionen abschreiben.