wash out

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.