idioms using “wash”

Come out in the wash

People will eventually find out the truth

“Don’t worry about the rumors, Kaori-san. It will all come out in the wash.”

Washed up

No longer successful or popular

“The aging rock star tried to revive his career but he was washed up.”

Doesn’t wash

Doesn’t make sense, doesn’t work

“Our business plan projected a 40% profit margin but it didn’t wash with the bankers, so they turned down our loan request.”

It’s a wash

The gains and losses balance out, the positives and negatives balance out

“Keiko-san made 100,000 yen today on one stock but lost 100,000 yen on another, so today was a wash.”

Wash one’s hands of

To get rid of, to refuse responsibility for

“Yoshida-san realized the only way to wash her hands of the financial problems her partner created was to sell her share to him and resign.”