wish something ↔ away phrasal verb ( see also ↑ wish )
1 . to make something unpleasant disappear by wanting it to disappear, without doing anything about it:
You can’t just wish your problems away, you know!
2 . wish your life away to always be thinking about the future, so that you do not do or enjoy things now – used to show disapproval:
Don’t wish your life away.