- wash out
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1. in. to fail and be removed from something, such as school. (See also washout.)□ I studied all I could, but I still washed out.□ I don’t want to wash out. It’s my whole future.2. in. to have a serious wreck; to wipe out.□ The little car washed out on the curve.□ The vehicles have a tendency to wash out when cornering.3. in. to lose a large amount of money.□ Fred washed out on that stock deal.□ Lefty and Bruno washed out at the rack.4. in. to slow down or collapse from exhaustion. (See also washed out.)□ The whole play began to wash out during the second act. It was a lost cause by the third.□ Finally, after a long day, I just washed out. They had to call the paramedics.
Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions. 2015.