to accept that you will not achieve, get, or keep something
This latest defeat means they can wave goodbye to any hopes of winning the championship.
Thesaurus: to lose hope, or to give up hopesynonym
Main entry: goodbye
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kiss sth goodˈbye | kiss goodˈbye to sth idiom
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Well, you can kiss goodbye to your chances of promotion.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.