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English
Verb
wish away (third-person singular simple present wishes away, present participle wishing away, simple past and past participle wished away)
- To hope that something (real or imagined) will not happen.
The approaching interview with his boss could not be wished away.
2023 May 31, “Network News: Further one-day strike in RMT dispute with TOCs”, in RAIL, number 984, page 20:Lynch added: "The Government is once again not allowing the RDG to make an improved offer that we can consider. Ministers cannot just wish this dispute away. They underestimate the strength of feeling of our members, who have just given us a new six-month strike mandate […] and are determined to see this through until we get an acceptable resolution."
Translations
To hope that something will not happen