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Phrase(s): bid adieu to someone or something Cliché to say good-bye to someone or something. (The word adieu is French for good-bye and should not be confused with ado.) • Now it’s time to bid adieu to all of you gathered here. • He silently bid adieu to his favorite hat as the wind carried it down the street.
McGrawhill's American Idioms And Phrasal Verbs