wish something away

And every single one of my dogs who spent time with him came away wishing they hadn't.

There was neither joy nor peace in the house and she found herself wishing the time away until it should be March.

But there's some things you can't wish away, and he's one of them.

He wished the night away, for he had already waited so long.

But the current situation could not be wished away, they had to start from there.

But this time, he is forced to confront a crisis that can't be wished away or played down.

The last few months have witnessed a modest increase in savings rates and some are again wishing away the problem.

"The whole body of what I think everyone would agree is international law can't just be wished away," he said.

There are serious health, social, and safety questions that cannot be wished away.

I disagree, but in any case you can't just wish away promises that have already been made.