Welcome to the English we Speak with.
Me, Neil and me, Fei Fei.
We're going to teach an informal expression which means to accept the loss of an opportunity or loss of something.
It's kiss something goodbye.
Kiss something goodbye.
When did you have to kiss something goodbye, Neil?
I once left my phone on the train.
I asked the train company if they'd found it, but they hadn't.
I had to kiss my phone goodbye.
You accepted that you had lost your phone and would never see it again?
Yes.
I also recently tried to get a promotion at work, but I didn't do very well in the interview.
In the end, I had to kiss the opportunity goodbye.
Well, hopefully you'll do better in the next interview.
Thanks.
I'll prepare more next time.
Let's hear some more examples.
I took my car to a mechanic, but sadly, it couldn't be fixed.
I had to kiss the car goodbye.
After the actor's latest controversial statement, he might have to kiss his film career goodbye.