Phrase · Social life & etiquette
the long goodbye
idiom
/thuh-long-good-bye/
Definition
A departure prolonged by repeated, unnecessary final conversations.
In use
“The long goodbye added another half hour to the evening.”
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Language
- Language form
- idiom
- Pronunciation
- /thuh-long-good-bye/
Classification
- Life domain
- People & society
History
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