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say goodbye

idiom
Meaning

To separate from someone or something.


Examples
SIMPLE

It is time to say goodbye to my friends.

CONTEXTUAL

She felt sad when she had to say goodbye to her colleagues on her last day at the office.

COMPLEX

After years of living in the city, he realized it was finally time to say goodbye to the life he had built and move toward a new future.

Anchors to
Related idioms8entries
  1. 01

    final say

    The right to make a final decision.

  2. 02

    have a say

    To (receive the opportunity to) voice one's opinion.

  3. 03

    I'd say

    It is my estimate or opinion.

  4. 04

    I'll say

    Used to indicate emphatic agreement

  5. 05

    let's not and say we did

    Indicates that the speaker does not agree with a proposed action, and does not wish to participate.

  6. 06

    needless to say

    Clearly, obviously.

  7. 07

    say again

    "What did you say?" or "Repeat what you have said." A polite formula used when one has not heard or understood what has been said.

  8. 08

    say cheese

    To smile for a photograph by saying the word "cheese" (the vowel of which, when pronounced as is usual in English, forces a somewhat smile-shaped mouth).

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