kiss something goodbye
US /kɪs ˈsʌmθɪŋ ˌɡʊdˈbaɪ/
UK /kɪs ˈsʌmθɪŋ ˌɡʊdˈbaɪ/
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告别, 放弃
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.
如果你不学习，你就可以和你的好成绩说再见了。
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After the company went bankrupt, we had to kiss our investments goodbye.
公司破产后，我们不得不放弃我们的投资。