Wash-out
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Origin of: Wash-out
Wash-out
A disappointing failure this figurative usage dates from the late 19th/early 20th century.
Related Idioms
All comes out in the wash
Comes out in the wash
It all comes out in the wash
Wash one’s hands of the whole affair/matter
Won’t wash