wish away
Verb
Meaning
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.
Examples
Ever ever after It may only be a wish away.
Some things you cannot wish away or think away. They become part of you when you remember them.
Our inner beliefs trigger failure before it happens. They sabotage lasting change by canceling its possibility. We employ these beliefs as articles of faith to justify our inaction and then wish away the result. I call them belief triggers.